# Wimbledon 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 19, 2010, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764 "2010-06-19T08:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/101 "2010-06-23T18:55:53Z")
Penalty shots, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/102 "2010-06-23T18:58:06Z")
When was the last break of service? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/103 "2010-06-23T18:59:19Z")
50-50! I think both guys get an extra life! And the timer on SlamTracker has crapped out! As far as that “longest single day of play” thing goes, they _can_ break that record even if they don’t finish the match. They stopped play at 9:09 London time yesterday. That’s another hour and ten, give or take, which would put them 30 or 40 minutes past the record. Mahut has 15-40 on Isner’s serve… but Isner saves both break points! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/104 "2010-06-23T19:00:38Z")
May I restate my position…WTF??? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/105 "2010-06-23T19:02:02Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > When was the last break of service? In the second set. I’m not sure exactly which game it was, but they’ve played 127 games since the start of the third set now, and the second set score was 6-3 so it must be at least 128 straight games on serve. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/106 "2010-06-23T19:03:03Z")
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a racket crushing a tennis ball – forever. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/107 "2010-06-23T19:04:25Z")
I don’t think they’d ever thought this far ahead in a tennis tournament before. Come on Isner! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/108 "2010-06-23T19:05:24Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > In the second set. I’m not sure exactly which game it was, but they’ve played 127 games since the start of the third set now, and the second set score was 6-3 so it must be at least 128 straight games on serve. Isner won that set 6-3 and there was only one break, so the break must’ve happened in the eighth game (with Mahut serving down 3-4). So Isner broke to get to 5-3, and then served it out. So yes, 128 games. The game counter on SlamTracker has reset to 1-0. They couldn’t go above 50. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/109 "2010-06-23T19:10:37Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Isner won that set 6-3 and there was only one break, so the break must’ve happened in the eighth game (with Mahut serving down 3-4). So Isner broke to get to 5-3, and then served it out. So yes, 128 games. Yes, you’re right, hadn’t thought it through. > [@](#): > > The game counter on SlamTracker has reset to 1-0. They couldn’t go above 50. I noticed that 🙂 Nice comment from the BBC online feed: > [@](#): > > 1959: In a brief moment of clarity, I’m marvelling at what I’m seeing here. Mahut fires down his 77th and 78th aces of the match to make it 50-50. “Fifty games all!” booms the umpire as the crowd stand for a prolonged ovation. I feel quite emotional. Partly for my lost youth. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/110 "2010-06-23T19:12:28Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Isner/Mahut is on serve at 26-25 in the fifth set. > > **26-25!!!** :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: if 26-25 gets 5 :eek: 's, then 52-51` deserves 10 :eek: 's ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/111 "2010-06-23T19:12:39Z")
have there been any match points yet? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/112 "2010-06-23T19:13:42Z")
Let me quote Luke Wilson from _Anchorman_: This is ri-god damn-diculous. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/113 "2010-06-23T19:13:55Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > have there been any match points yet? Isner had a couple about 30 games ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/114 "2010-06-23T19:15:16Z")
57-55 and this one set will equal the most games in any other singles match in history. They need to get to 62-60 to equal the most in any other match, period. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/115 "2010-06-23T19:18:49Z")
Amazing stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/116 "2010-06-23T19:21:42Z")
It’s not proper tennis, though, is it, all this ace-bashing 😉 ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/117 "2010-06-23T19:37:13Z")
This is absolutely unfreakingbelievable!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/118 "2010-06-23T19:38:43Z")
Less than an hour of light remaining. ---
**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/119 "2010-06-23T19:42:11Z")
I hope the authorities have consulted with doctors because this is way into the unknown. While interesting, the winner has to play tomorrow, so that’s the end of his Wimbledon - they’ll have to have a re-think after this game abut how to resolve final sets. ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764/120 "2010-06-23T19:44:17Z")
> [@PrettyVacant](#): > > I hope the authorities have consulted with doctors because this is way into the unknown. > > While interesting, the winner has to play tomorrow, so that’s the end of his Wimbledon - they’ll have to have a re-think after this game abut how to resolve final sets. I doubt they will change it, this is such an oddity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2010/543764.md?page=7)