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The longest tennis match in history has finally finished after an epic 11 hours and five minutes at Wimbledon, with John Isner beating Nicolas Mahut by an incredible 70-68 in the final set.

American Isner dropped his racquet and fell to the ground in delight before embracing his opponent at the net when the marathon match ended at last - two days after it had begun.

A host of tennis records were shattered in an extraordinary contest which finally ended at 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68, a match unlikely ever to be surpassed.

"I got a little bit tired," 23rd seed Isner admitted afterwards.