John Isner tells Isner his match against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon was 'absolutely crazy ' American started to think that his 11-hour marathon would never finish . CNN eventually closed it out after four games which smashed all previous records . `` My coach jokingly said I would be able to play for 10 hours because of the extreme conditions I was practicing in and sure enough he was right . '' He lost his fifth round match in straight sets and is now resting back in U.S .
John Isner tells Isner his match against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon was 'absolutely crazy ' American started to think that his 11-hour marathon would never finish . CNN eventually closed it out after four games which smashed all previous records . He lost his fifth round match in straight sets and is now resting back in U.S .