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Wimbeldon match goes on for 10 hours...

 
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flakfizer



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:02 pm    Post subject: Wimbeldon match goes on for 10 hours... Reply with quote

...and it's still not over as the two players are tied in the fifth set at 59 games apiece!

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5319726
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Globutron



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear god!
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kiknkorea



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like an "Instant Classic", but who'd sit through the replay? Razz
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So..... has it finished yet?
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Globutron



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow that was amazing

me - 'so is it still going?'

friend - 'yes, right now'

me - 'crap, i still have chance to check it out'

*log on to streaming*

*5 seconds later*

The game is won!

urrrrgh
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confucian



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

winner can be found out http://www.tennis.com
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flakfizer



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5322284
Isner wins the 5th set 70 games to 68.
There's no way he advances very far after this, though.
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flakfizer



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sure enough, the poor guy that won that marathon was beat in straight sets his next match.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
John Isner beats Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68 in Wimbledon epic


Ridiculous. I just told my GF about this and she said, "I bet he got wasted in the next game." Laughing
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