The Top 10 Longest Game of Tennis at Wimbledon will shock you! The First was played for Days

With July comes the most exciting time of the year for Tennis fans as London is all decked up with flowers, strawberries and cream and the best of the Tennis world arriving to create history. The prestigious one of the four elite tournaments of the game, Wimbledon has its fair share of records to boast about. 

Clearly fans are not tired of witnessing their favourite players clashing for glory, not even when the matches are stretched for hours, sets after sets and at times for days! That’s right, here are some of the top longest matches played at Wimbledon and the stats and details will leave you shocked. 

Longest Wimbledon Singles Matches

RankPlayers InvolvedDate(s)DurationFinal ScoreWinner
1John Isner vs Nicolas MahutJune 22–24, 201011h 5m6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68John Isner
2Kevin Anderson vs John IsnerJuly 13, 2018 (SF)6h 36m7–6(6), 6–7(5), 6–7(9), 6–4, 26–24Kevin Anderson
3Novak Djokovic vs Roger FedererJuly 14, 2019 (Final)4h 57m7–6(5), 1–6, 7–6(4), 4–6, 13–12(3)Novak Djokovic
4Marin Čilić vs Sam QuerreyJuly 5, 2012 (R2)5h 31m7–6(6), 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–7(3), 17–15Marin Čilić
5Novak Djokovic vs Rafael NadalJuly 13–14, 2018 (SF)5h 15m6–4, 3–6, 7–6(9), 3–6, 10–8Novak Djokovic
6Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martín del PotroJuly 11, 2018 (QF)4h 48m7–5, 6–7(7), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4Rafael Nadal
7Gilles Müller vs Rafael NadalJuly 10, 2017 (R4)4h 48m6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 15–13Gilles Müller
8Andy Murray vs Fernando VerdascoJuly 3, 2013 (QF)4h 26m4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5Andy Murray
9Pete Sampras vs Alex CorretjaJuly 3, 1996 (R2)4h 09m7–6(7), 5–7, 6–7(3), 6–4, 7–5Pete Sampras
10Novak Djokovic vs Jannik SinnerJuly 5, 2022 (QF)3h 35m5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2Novak Djokovic

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