Which Frenchman did John Isner memorably defeat 70- 68 in the fifth set of this year's Wimbledon Championship?
John Isner second longest match in major tournament history was Isner's loss to South African Kevin Anderson in the first men's semifinal at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. The Longest Match In History: Isner v Mahut, June 22–24, 2010 At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Isner faced [[Glossary of tennis#Qualifier|qualifier]] Nicolas Mahut in the first round. Isner won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68. The final set alone was longer than the previous longest match. In the match, Isner set the record for the most aces served in a match, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78; Mahut passed the old mark as well.
John Isner Harrison in five sets. The next day, Isner once again recovered from two sets down to level the match, this time against Tommy Haas, saving a record 12 match points in the fourth set. However, Isner then let a lead slip and failed to convert a match point of his own and Haas eventually won the fifth set. At the [[2013 TOPSHELF Open]] in 's-Hertogenbosch, Isner bowed out in the first round, defeated by young Russian [[Evgeny Donskoy]]. At Wimbledon, Isner was injured and had to retire during his second-round match against Frenchman [[Adrian Mannarino]], after avenging himself on Donskoy