On Saturday at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, there was no shortage of great matches as the Third Round came to a close. We'll discuss the other great matches in our main recap post, but the one that deserves its own attention before it's wiped away to the fact sheets of history was between the American Sam Querrey and the Croat Marin Cilic. For over five hours, nothing separated these two great competitors.
The final score line reads 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 17-15, and clocking in at 5 hours and 31 minutes, it is the second longest match in Wimbledon history. It of course had no chance of breaking the record of over 11 hours that was set by the infamous Isner-Mahut match, but in its own right it was a great show of shot making, big serves, and huge forehands. It was sort of clunky for long parts of it due to the players involved, but for drama it was unmatched.
For the first two sets, Querrey had plenty of opportunities, but it seemed as if Cilic would be the ...
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June 30, 2012
