It was the longest tennis match in history measured by games and elapsed time.

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Speaking of sports, you have probably already forgotten the names Nicolas Mahut and John Isner , but their feat of carrying on the longest pro tennis match in history will likely last forever.

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Isner, who was involved in the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon in 2010, won the game and then broke the Argentine's serve in the next to set up a clash with Spanish 18th seed Feliciano Lopez.

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