top 10 longest tennis matches wimbledon history
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.
| Rank | Players Involved | Date(s) | Duration | Final Score | Winner |
| 1 | John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut | June 22–24, 2010 | 11h 5m | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68 | John Isner |
| 2 | Kevin Anderson vs John Isner | July 13, 2018 (SF) | 6h 36m | 7–6(6), 6–7(5), 6–7(9), 6–4, 26–24 | Kevin Anderson |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer | July 14, 2019 (Final) | 4h 57m | 7–6(5), 1–6, 7–6(4), 4–6, 13–12(3) | Novak Djokovic |
| 4 | Marin Čilić vs Sam Querrey | July 5, 2012 (R2) | 5h 31m | 7–6(6), 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–7(3), 17–15 | Marin Čilić |
| 5 | Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal | July 13–14, 2018 (SF) | 5h 15m | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(9), 3–6, 10–8 | Novak Djokovic |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martín del Potro | July 11, 2018 (QF) | 4h 48m | 7–5, 6–7(7), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Rafael Nadal |
| 7 | Gilles Müller vs Rafael Nadal | July 10, 2017 (R4) | 4h 48m | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 15–13 | Gilles Müller |
| 8 | Andy Murray vs Fernando Verdasco | July 3, 2013 (QF) | 4h 26m | 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 | Andy Murray |
| 9 | Pete Sampras vs Alex Corretja | July 3, 1996 (R2) | 4h 09m | 7–6(7), 5–7, 6–7(3), 6–4, 7–5 | Pete Sampras |
| 10 | Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner | July 5, 2022 (QF) | 3h 35m | 5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | Novak Djokovic |
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