a single round. The length of the match exceeded the total playing time of Serena Williams in every round combined in winning the previous year's Ladies Wimbledon title. She played for less than ten hours in the entire tournament. Coverage In the United Kingdom, the match was featured live in part on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC HD, which were all the television channels which the BBC used to cover Wimbledon. The match was broadcast live in its entirety on the BBC Red Button. Commentating for the BBC during this match were Ronald McIntosh and Mark Cox on the first day, and McIntosh and Greg Rusedski on the second and third days. It was McIntosh's first ever Wimbledon commentary and became the longest continuous commentary for a single match in broadcasting history. The fifth set of the match was covered by Xan Brooks of the Guardian on their Wimbledon Live Blog and continued the following day by Nicky Bandini. In the United States, ESPN and sibling channel ESPN2 telecast the match. Match statistics Score Session times All times in British Summer Time (UTC+1) Tuesday 22 June 2010 6:13 pm – Match begins on Court 18 6:45 pm – Isner wins the first set by 6–4 7:14 pm – Mahut wins the second set by 6–3 8:03 pm – Mahut wins the third set by 7–6, after winning the tiebreak 9–7 9:07 pm – Isner wins the fourth set by 7–6, after winning the tiebreak 7–3. Play is suspended at two sets all. Total match time at this point was 2 hours, 54 minutes. Wednesday 23 June 2010 2:05 pm – Match resumes on Court 18 for the start of the fifth set 5:45 pm – Match becomes the longest official match in history. The score at this point was 32–32 in the fifth set 9:09 pm – Play is suspended for a second time, with the score tied at 59–59 in the fifth and deciding set. Total match time at this point was 9 hours, 58 minutes. Thursday 24 June 2010 3:40 pm – Match resumes on Court 18 at 59–59 in the fifth set 4:47 pm – Match ends in favour of John Isner, who won the final set 70–68. Total match time was 11 hours, 5 minutes. Detailed statistics From Wimbledon's official website'' References External links Match statistics at the official Wimbledon website Match statistics at the