Reilly Opelka (23rd) had a marathon match against Josh Isner (26th), both disputed, in the ATP 250 of Dallas the longest tiebreak in the history of ATPSince 1990. Opelka won 7(9)-6(7) and 7-6, but the tiebreaker ended 24-22 and featured 60 aces19 for the winner and 15 for Isner.
A match with records!
The longest tiebreak and the record for aces were the marks broken by the duel between Reilly Opelka???????? and John Isner???????? with the former winning 7-6(7) 7-6(22) in the semifinals in Dallas
✅ Tiebreak the 24-22
✅ Aces of both: 60
✅ Aces de Opelka: 39 pic.twitter.com/TV3n15BjBz— Tennis World (@MundoDeTenis) February 13, 2022
To make matters worse, Opelka raised 10 set points to be able to reach the final of the tournament. “I lost count. At one point we were 21 the same. That’s something she’s never seen before, but if it was going to happen, it would have been in this match for sure.”he said at the end of the two hour and three minute duel.
The end point of Opelka vs. isner
Isner, the record man
In Wimbledonon the 22nd and 24th of 2010 (it was played in two days due to lack of natural light), faced Nicholas Mahutfor the first round of the Grand Slam and both participated in the longest match in history: 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6 and 70-68in favor of Isner, who also broke the record for aces in a game, a total of 113.
Again for the same tournament but in 2018, the American faced Kevin Anderson, this time he failed to take the second longest match in history, it ended with the South African’s victory by: 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4 and 26-24.
John Isner has played the longest games in THE HISTORY of #WIMBLEDONxESPN
2010: 11 hours and 5 minutes. He beat Mahut with a score:
6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3) and 70-68!2018: 6 hours and 36 minutes. Lost to Anderson by score:
7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4 and 26-24 pic.twitter.com/DrXT2Dkeve– Sportscenter in Spanish (@SportsCenter_nt) July 13, 2018
