Roger, has been thoroughly tested, in the early rounds of Wimbledon. It should bode well for his confidence, but it hasn't been easy on him physically. He's still got five more matches, to go. That's a long way to the championship.
As for Davydenko, he met his match against Daniel Brands. Brands, initially got off to a rough start, dropping the first set. But he didn't let the deficit stop him and stole the next two sets in tie-breaks. After taking the lead, Brands was then easily able to put Davydenko away, winning the match 1-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(10), 6-1.
Now on to the one you've been waiting for. The one that has everyone talking. The conclusion of the psycho marathon, match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Which is now officially, the longest match of all time. Strung out between 3 days but only took 10 hours to complete. Neither player was able to break the other guy's serve. Which is why it lasted forever and ever and ever but don't get me wrong, this was one incredible match to behold.
Now some people have said that the return games of Isner and Mahut, were lacking and that's why it went to 70-68. These people don't know what they're talking about. Mahut alone, had 244 winners to 34 unforced errors, 103 aces and won 502 points (he actually outperformed Isner in the stats department.) Does that sound like a guy who played a bad match?! No way.
I couldn't believe the level, they were able to produce for 10 straight hours it's mind boggling.
This was a very well deserved win for John Isner and a heart breaking loss for Mahut. Hopefully there won't be another one like it for a while though. I'd like see this record stand. It's an epic battle in it's own right. A definite must see, if you haven't already.
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