June 1, 2013: The day John Isner saved a record 12 match points at Roland-Garros
05/31/2024 10:26 PM
On this day, June 1, 2013, at Roland-Garros, John Isner, who had already played the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon in 2010, set another record, saving 12 match points against Tommy Haas. No one had ever saved that many match points in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. However, the American, who had come back from two-sets-to-love down, was finally defeated (7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7…