Tennis - what's worth knowing…

On average, a tennis match lasts from about 1.5 to 4.5 hours depending on the number of sets and tie-breaks. The longest tennis match was played in 2010 between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on Wimbledon. It lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes and was contested over three days. These match was very even and made a great show for the viewers. John Isner ultimately won 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. Isner and Mahut played four sets on the first day but the match was stopped due to a lack of natural light. Men returned on next day and began the fifth set, unfortunately play had to be suspended again because of too little natural light. The match finally ended on day three. As a fun fact, an interesting situation occurred during the match, the electronic scoreboard stopped at 47:47 because its creator didn’t predict a higher score in a tie-break, normally played to 10 points. For comparison, the longest woman’s match lasted ,,only” 6 hours, 31 minutes and it was between Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepn...

The four most prestigious tennis tournaments: Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are played in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York, respectively. Together they are called Grand Slams and a win in each of them brings 2,000 ranking points. Players are classified in two rankings: women's WTA and men's ATP. Both organizations keep lists - overall achievements and achievements from one season. It is this second ranking that selects the participants of the season-ending events - WTA Finals and ATP Finals. The best 8 female and 8 male tennis players receive the right to compete. It is the second most important event, right after the Grand Slams (the winner receives 1,500 ranking points). The next important events are tournaments of rank 1000, among which the most respected are events held in North America - on hard courts in Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati and Montreal, and in Europe - Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid (on clay). https://www.tennisct.com/tennis-grand-...