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Records smashed by longest-ever match

Here are the records broken by the longest-ever tennis match, which resumes on Thursday:

Top 10 longest-known singles matches in history:

10 hours (match unfinished) — John Isner v Nicolas Mahut - 2010 Wimbledon, 1^st round

6 hours 33 minutes — Fabrice Santoro bt Arnaud Clement - 2004 French Open, 1^st round

6 hours 22 minutes — John McEnroe bt Mats Wilander - 1982 Davis Cup, World Group quarter-final

6 hours 21 minutes — Boris Becker bt John McEnroe - 1987 Davis Cup, World Group play-off

6 hours 4 minutes — Horst Skoff bt Mats Wilander - 1989 Davis Cup, World Group quarter-final

5 hours 59 minutes — Radek Stepanek bt Ivo Karlovic - 2009 Davis Cup, World Group semi-final

5 hours 46 minutes — Arnaud Clement bt Marc Rosset - 2001 Davis Cup, World Group quarter-final

5 hours 45 minutes — Mehdi Tahiri bt Gilles Muller - 2005 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa 1^st round play-off

5 hours 31 minutes — Alex Corretja bt Hernan Gumy - 1998 French Open, 3^rd round

5 hours 28 minutes — Greg Holmes bt Todd Witsken - 1989 Wimbledon, 2^nd round

The previous longest match in terms of games (all-time):

122 - Stan Smith/Erik Van Dillen bt Patricio Cornejo/Jaime Fillol 7-9, 37-39, 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 (1973 Davis Cup, USA v CHI, American Zone Final)

The previous longest singles match in terms of games (all-time):

112 - Pancho Gonzales bt Charlie Pasarell 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9 (1969 Wimbledon, 1^st round)

The previous longest men’s singles set at a Grand Slam (all-time):

25-23 - John Newcombe bt Marty Reissen 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 25-23 (1969 US Open, round of 16)

The previous longest fifth set in Grand Slam men’s singles (all-time):

21-19 - Andy Roddick bt Younes El Aynaoui 4-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 21-19 (2003 Australian Open, quarter-final)

The previous longest fifth set in Wimbledon men’s singles (all-time):

20-18 - Mark Philippoussis bt Sjeng Schalken 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 20-18 (2000 Wimbledon, 3^rd round)

Most aces served by one player in a match (since records began in 1991):

98 - John Isner (2010 Wimbledon 1^st round, match suspended)

95 - Nicolas Mahut (2010 Wimbledon 1^st round, match suspended)

78 - Ivo Karlovic (2009 Davis Cup World Group semi-final rubber 1)

Most combined aces served in a match (since records began in 1991):

193 - John Isner v Nicolas Mahut (2010 Wimbledon 1^st round, match suspended)

96 - Radek Stepanek bt Ivo Karlovic 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 16-14, (2009 Davis Cup World Group semi-final rubber 1)