Records broken during the Wimbledon first-round match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on Thursday.
Longest match (time elapsed): Mahut-Isner 11 hours five minutes
Previous record: 6 hours 33 minutes - Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement, French Open, first round, 2004
Longest match (games played): Mahut-Isner 183 games
Previous records:
Doubles: 122 - Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen (United States) v Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol (Chile) - Davis Cup, 1973
Singles: 112 - Pancho Gonzales beat Charlie Pasarell 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9 - Wimbledon, 1969
Longest fifth set and longest set at a grand slam: Mahut-Isner's 70-68 (8 hours and 11 minutes)
Previous records:
Longest fifth set at a grand slam: Andy Roddick beat Younes El Aynaoui 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 21-19 - Australian Open, 2003
Longest set: 25-23 John Newcombe beat Marty Reissen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 - U.S. Open, 1969
Most aces by a player and match total: 112 Isner, 103 Mahut
Previous record: 78 - Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) - 2009 Davis Cup v Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic
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