After ten hours of tennis John Isner and Nicolas Mahut are yet to decide a winner in their Wimbledon duel.

The two began their match Tuesday afternoon, splitting sets 2-2 before delaying the finish due to lack of light. They were ready to finish their 5th set Wednesday afternoon, only afternoon turned to evening and evening, once again, turned to ‘tomorrow’ as darkness forced another delay. The competitors battled for seven hours trying to claim the final set, which will stay locked up at 59 games a piece until they wake up and do it all over again today.

Here are some stats thanks to our pals at Yahoo!Sports:

— It’s the longest match in tennis history: 9 hours, 58 minutes. The previous record was 6 hours, 33 minutes.

— Longest set in tennis history: 118 games.

— Most games in Wimbledon history: 153 (previous record was 112).

— Both players broke the ATP record for most aces in a match. Isner had 98, Mahut hit 94. The previous record was 78. Combined, the two had 192 aces, more than double the old record of 84.

— Mahut had just three break points during the entire match.

— The first four sets took 2 hours, 54 minutes. The fifth set is at 7 hours, 4 minutes and counting.

— Mahut won 448 points to Isner’s 428. Isner had more winners: 333 to 318.

— The final set is longer than the previous longest match in tennis history. That was 6 hours, 33 minutes.

— Isner had four match points, one at 11-10, two others at 33-32 and another at 59-58. The first and last match points came nearly six hours apart.

— At 50-50, Mahut had two break points and Isner promptly served a 134 mph ace.

— With Mahut serving at 52-53, the pair exchanged a 16-shot rally which ended with a Mahut forehand winner. It was the longest rally of the match. On the next point, Mahut dove for a backhand at the baseline following another long rally.

— The players took their first bathroom break at 58-58. While walking in the tunnel, they exchanged pleasantries, the first time they had spoken all evening.

— Mahut only qualified for Wimbledon after winning a qualifier match in a 24-22 final set.

— The match is almost two hours longer than the longest Major League Baseball game in history (an 8:06 game between the White Sox and Brewers in 1984).

— The scoreboard stopped working at 47-47.

The match will end, or at least continue, later this afternoon. Check it out on the ESPN family of networks.

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