I'm watching the longest match ever in tennis history. I watched this for about five or six hours yesterday. Obsessive? Probably. But how could I not watch? Every moment counts and both John Isner and Nicolas Mahut kept their composure and physically stayed together to fight back over and over again.
Tennis is my sport, though I may not be great at it, I love it and have devoted a lot of time to playing and keeping up with it. How could I not watch one of the most historic moments take place live? I sat around all day staring at my screen, watching these two players hold serve in their first round match...yes, they are playing to get past the first round of Wimbledon. This could be an epic final, but these two are battling to move ahead one more round, where the winner will be exhausted -- but they keep fighting.
This match epitomizes everything I love about tennis. Two people facing off with no one else out there and no help...just a one versus one battle until there is a winner. The concept is simple but I love watching it play out. Right now it is 69-68 in the final set. How is that even possible? After they seven hours they played in one day...how are they out there playing again? It's incredible and just seeing the drive of these two players is inspiring. Tennis is having its day today, I think it's about time.
2 comments:
It's absolutely insane. I would die.
I wondered if you were watching. I saw several hours of the match, but I missed the ending yesterday. Still it was epic. I can't imagine being on a court for that long.
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