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Isner – Mahut : The Numbers

Isner – Mahut : The Numbers

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by gerakis100.

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Here it is – 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. Yes, this isn’t basketball. John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut as the two completed the longest match in Tennis history. Herculean, said John McEnroe. Farce, say others. Doesn’t matter which side of the fence you’re on, this was quite a physical feat by both men who need to take the rest of the year off. Here are some of the numbers, now in Wimbledon and tennis record books.

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Top Ten WTA Career Earnings Leaders

Top Ten WTA Career Earnings Leaders

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by gerakis100.

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As the 2009 tennis season comes to an end (well it’s actually ended for the ladies), it’s a good time to check out the top 10 prize money winners in the WTA tour and how do the Williams’ sisters winning compare to those of former giants like Graf and Navratilova.

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Andy Murray Wins Best Match of Wimbledon so far

Andy Murray Wins Best Match of Wimbledon so far

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Morgan.

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Andy Murray beat Stanislas Wawrinka in Wimbledon’s fourth round in a a great five setter match that went on later than any Wimbledon match in history, advancing to the quarter finals to face Juan Carlos Ferrero.

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