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The five longest matches in Wimbledon history

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The five longest matches in Wimbledon history

Wimbledon’s marathon matches have been consigned to the past after the All England Club announced the introduction of final-set tie-breaks when the score reaches 12-12.

The new format will be introduced for the 2019 tournament.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at the five longest ever matches at SW19.

John Isner v Nicolas Mahut 2010 – 11 hours 5 minutes

John Isner won the longest ever match at Wimbledon in 2010
John Isner won the longest ever match at Wimbledon in 2010 (Dave Thompson/PA)

Kevin Anderson v John Isner 2018 – 6 hours 36 minutes

Isner and Kevin Anderson shared a semi-final that lasted over six and a half hours in 2018
Isner and Kevin Anderson shared a semi-final that lasted over six and a half hours in 2018 (Steven Paston/PA)

Marin Cilic v Sam Querrey 2012 – 5 hours 31 minutes

Marin Cilic needed over five hours to beat Sam Querrey in 2012
Marin Cilic needed over five hours to beat Sam Querrey in 2012 (Adam Davy/PA)

Greg Holmes v Todd Witsken 1989 – 5 hours 28 minutes

Greg Holmes and Todd Witsken shared the longest ever match a SW19 until the Isner-Mahut classic
Greg Holmes and Todd Witsken shared the longest ever match a SW19 until the Isner-Mahut classic (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal 2018 – 5 hours 15 minutes

The Centre Court crowd were treated to an epic semi-final between Novak Djokovic, left, and Rafael Nadal
The Centre Court crowd were treated to an epic semi-final between Novak Djokovic, left, and Rafael Nadal (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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