Isner - Mahut Match, 2010 Wimbledon Championships

The match started on the tournament's second day, Tuesday 22 June 2010. After four sets the match was halted due to darkness, with the score two sets each. Resuming on 23 June, it became the longest match ever. The match was suspended for a second time because of darkness on the evening of 23 June at 59–59 in the fifth set despite chants of "We want more, we want more" from the onlooking spectators. The match was resumed on 24 June. After a further hour of play, Isner won the final, and deciding set 70–68.
The chair umpire throughout the match was the Swedish official Mohamed Lahyani. Lahyani said after the match that he was so "gripped by the amazing match" that his concentration stayed solid and he didn't think about eating or going to the toilet. On the second day of the match, two groups of 14 linespeople and four groups of 28 ballboys and ballgirls had to be used in a rotation to support the game. At the end of the match, the umpire announced the score incorrectly, accidentally switching the scores of the two tie-break sets.