The Longest Tiebreak in ATP History! | Isner vs Opelka Semi-Final Dallas 2022

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[@dayostical]

Isner has played in the longest tiebreak. longest set and longest match in history. The man just loves being on the court.

[@listenchump4041]

And second longest match with Anderson in 2018, which was a continuous 6h36.

[@samberghs6367]

Your comment was almost perfect. You should have said he loves being long(as in he is very tall)

[@justchris814]

He doesn't get enough credit for his endurance.

[@dattaganesh1]

He also holds the record for having the longest legs in atp history.

[@dof333]

*yawn*

[@mitchell4745]

John isner’s only goal in life is to hold all the records for longest tennis matches 😂😂

[@samer4435]

Fun fact: These two giants played 13 tiebreaks out of 15 sets in 5 matches 😁

[@sulemannadeem2213]

What else can we expect from serve bots 😂

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

Wow! Thanks for that stat. Just shows what a serve can do

[@anhboa2]

@@sulemannadeem2213 such an disrepectful comment. You don't know nothing about being them 👎👎

[@victor-hx4vo]

@@anhboa2 lol its true tho. amazing serve but everything else is average at best. its no surpise majority of their sets go to tiebreak.

[@anhboa2]

@@victor-hx4vo it's all about using what you have. No one blame you for not being richer than Buffet.

[@lotus630]

if you told me at the beginning of 2022 that the record for the longest tie-break in history will be broken I would have guessed it's between Isner and Opelka

[@camilodelfierroacevedo5292]

Sure

[@lotus630]

@your mother yeah, that part is unexpected some good passing shots too

[@aca2077]

And now you want us to call you a genius or what’s your point?…

[@lotus630]

@@aca2077 do people call you "the stormtrooper"? cuz you missing the point completely

[@tomasdelcampo2]

@your mother good rallies??

[@evilkruemel]

Watching these two is like watching a different sport

[@abosaleh3318]

A dunking competition😂

[@dumitriuradu8481]

A shit sport

[@wisdon]

is this still tennis? At this point let's ask a real NBA athlete to play: I bet that Giannis would beat this two easily

[@MrMahowney82]

@@wisdon i bet my net worth Giannis won't win a single game.

[@lukashelmhart3664]

Yeah but in a bad way . So boring

[@neptune1525]

Knew it. If it was going to be someone, it had to be Isner and Opelka. Amazing!!

[@GrandmaBetty1945]

Remember the Isner and Mahut world record match at Wimbledon. It's what you get when you have a guy who barely loses service games, but lacks the skillset to break opponents' service games. I would only expect such a record from Isner and from Raonic. Karlovic maybe, if he still plays

[@christophergolfer]

Shocking that Isner and Opelka only played tiebreaks.

[@utkarshpant5297]

Technically not shocking at all

[@gravinboginagis6568]

@@utkarshpant5297 either it’s sarcasm or it’s the fact that out of the 5 times theyve played, every set has been a tiebreak. (Which vitally is shocking)

[@vincentveilleux1035]

@@utkarshpant5297 Jokes are shocking to you I see.

[@karimtriki4404]

@@gravinboginagis6568 No. The very first match between them ended 6-7 6-4 6-2. But every other set is a tie-break from the other 4 meetings

[@gravinboginagis6568]

@@karimtriki4404 ah ok didn’t realise that, still tho a lot of tiebreaks

[@dani__crocs]

to be honest, there were more quality rallys than I expected

[@physicsguybrian]

Yeah but still a lot of service winners which is why the tie break went so long. These Goliath gents are carried predominantly by their beast serve so going head to head, its less of a battle of amazing tennis and more of just a battle of power. When these two play each other, they should raise the net on serve to correct for their obvious height advantage... double the net height lol. Now THAT'd be enjoyable to watch.

[@valar_dohaeris7387]

@@physicsguybrian lmao

[@AliAhmed-pe8yp]

yeah for sure

[@themothmanreturns]

@@physicsguybrian nothing wrong with being carried by a huge serve, many players are carried by a huge forehand. To serve that well still requires excellent technique, even if they are huge. And these guys are massively disadvantaged in rallies as a result of their height. The ONLY way they can compete is by working on their serve constantly to ensure its an absolute weapon. You have to work with what you're born with. Not everyone has Nadals speed, Djokovics agility, or Federers movement. In fact, hardly anyone does.

[@MyChevySonic]

2:24 Holy curve.

[@MyChevySonic]

4:40 Omg, just as good.

[@TheRockstarNick]

Longest match in tennis. Longest tiebreak in tennis. Longest 5th set in tennis. ... Longest human in tennis. -John Isner

[@tiggertigger1982]

Same thoughts 😅

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

Opelka is actually taller!

[@lotus630]

@@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 he said "longest", so he's obviously talking about something other than height

[@tecnosinemusic]

@@lotus630 LOL

[@ryansodhi1815]

@@lotus630 what longest is he talking about? I don't understand

[@97s15]

Isner plays the longest ATP and Wimbeldon tiebreaks!

[@rajpincha4820]

which was the longest Wimbledon tiebreak?

[@franks3793]

Lmao

[@sebastianh6903]

there was no tiebreak in his record match against Mahut in 2010

[@eduardochernia]

@@sebastianh6903 he should have said "he played the longest match and now the longest tiebreak in history!"

[@gf0878]

Isner's profiles: 1. played the longest match against Mahut at Wimbledon 2010 2. played the longest tiebreak against Opelka at Dallas 2022 3. used to be the "longest" man in ATP

[@gf0878]

Two men from the USA, two men by more than 81 inches, two kings of aces, and two men who play many tiebreaks.

[@json_bourne3812]

hearing "81 inches" makes me dislike imperial even more

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

@@json_bourne3812 no one says that here😂

[@vanshuanand7975]

Isner be like - If no grand slams ; I m gonna make my own history

[@dhairyashah982]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@papigringo5692]

If Isner had become a professional bowler, somehow he would have become involved in the longest bowling match in history.

[@kallekoski546]

I bet he would finish Cooper test in over 12 minutes.

[@fishordie8458]

Idk how people can find this boring..? It’s so satisfying to watch them bomb those aces

[@vauhtihirnuCOLA]

Why are people complaining? Most players are not servebots, so why is it so offensive to see this ones in a while lol

[@elvisac4425]

Because it’s boring and repetitive lol

[@17Rasto]

@@elvisac4425 one could argue that watching two beanpoles hit 40 shot crosscourt rallies every point is a bit boring 🤔

[@elvisac4425]

@@17Rasto hate to break it but most ppl would rather watch 20+ shot rallies (especially mixed with different shots) than a serve bot fest

[@z1az285]

@@elvisac4425 Yeah, but both have good groundies and here's a factoid for you. Isner took Rafa to five sets in the 2011 french open. To do that, you need good ground strokes. Opelka reached the Rome semis last year so they can both play on clay

[@JA-dh7gk]

@@z1az285 No point explaining. Most likely these pple don't even watch full tennis matches, otherwise they'd appreciate how diversity in playstyle makes the game interesting.

[@thebiofile17]

Twin Towers of tennis make history, well done.

[@BrandonSG13]

Isner served better in the tiebreak and got more free points He had play in so many of Opelka’s serve points and got into the rally loads of times but couldn’t win the point Opelka is superior from the baseline which ended up being the reason he won

[@MGW1510]

100% right and that's why Opelka is 4-1 in the H2H vs Isner

[@TheLiga]

@@MGW1510 fun fact: in all the four times opelka won, they only played tiebreaks😂

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

@@brownie43212 but isner always played like this, i think he's sharper with his service than opelka, both have great fh, but the rest of the Game opelka it's better imo

[@jonrobles1468]

Opelka moves quite well for a giant of a man (6'11"). He may not be overly fast in terms of pure speed but he anticipates well and gets to a lot of shots most tour players don't. Plus he does have a pretty solid baseline game.

[@josefmalina3273]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 nah. When Isner was in his 20s, he played much better then Opelka now.

[@doubletroubledad1323]

Good Lord, their last 12 sets played have ALL gone to tie-breaks :O

[@danguee1]

Isner involved in the longest tiebreak in history, the longest singles match in history, the match with the most aces and the server of the most aces in a match (those last 3 occurred in the same Wimbledon epic).

[@frozen1583]

Never Ending tiebreak~, I'm impressed. Thanks so much.

[@The_Great_One]

There's some great saves in this, especially Opelka

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

For the people complaining, this happens when two similar players face each other, two pushers on clay can be wayy more boring cause You have 40 rallies with uninspired shots that You pray for the gods to finally end

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

I would watch servebots over pushers any day

[@kostisv]

there are no pushers at the pro level. Maybe call them grinders

[@json_bourne3812]

This doesn't happen when 2 similar players face each other. This happens when 2 players that rely on their serve for the majority of their points face each other. Two "pushers" can and often does just end at someone getting to 7 leading by two, because anyone can win any point.

[@Test-tc4cx]

Still, how is watching two guys just serve more interesting then watching people actually hitting a series of ground strokes, even if they are not very aggressive? I mean it’s not like you have people playing moon balls

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

Man. Crazy match. This was really a five set match.

[@alfonsolopezarreola3078]

Great sportmanship. Nice to watch.

[@BrotherTree1]

Now I hope we don't do something stupid like put a points limit on tiebreaks. Otherwise we miss out on epics like this one.

[@metaloenformol]

Why would you put a limit on points? It's not like this happens all the time

[@Torgueuere]

@@metaloenformol They did it in Wimbledon, but for games, not for tiebreaks' points.

[@dragicmagic9870]

That doesn't make sense, it would give whoever serves first the advantage. You have to win by 2 to force you to break serve

[@physicsguybrian]

If it favors the corporate business side of tennis, then it will happen... sadly.

[@dragicmagic9870]

@@physicsguybrian it doesn't and it won't

[@eduardochernia]

Isner played the longest match in history, and now the longest tie break!

[@whateverreally1347]

Fun fact : Isner was part of the longest match ever in 2010 Wimbledon against Mahut, the longest tiebreaker ever yesterday, but also the longest French Open match (by games played) since the introduction of the tiebreaker in 2012 against Paul Henri Mathieu and the longest grand slam semi-final ever (both by games played and time) at 2018 Wimbledon against Anderson (which is also the 3rd longest match ever in tennis history).

[@adityachopra5688]

Also one of the longest guys on tour

[@eduardochernia]

@@whateverreally1347 I remember that day against Anderson. He was so frustrated afterwards.

[@arlanagirven524]

Omg ! I thought it was never going to end. These two giants are clearly the "Ace Kings" the tiebreak was almost as long as the match.

[@jptothetree]

Their serves are just crazy! Talk about evenly matched, these two.

[@tarasb2946]

There were longer tie breaks in tennis history: In January 2013, at the $10,000 Men's Futures tournament qualifications at Plantation, Florida, Benjamin Balleret defeated Guillaume Couillard in a 70-point tiebreak 7-6(36-34), 6-1. Despite the match being played without any chair umpire or any lines people, its score has been verified by the ITF and ATP. The second longest official tiebreak was played on 23 January 2016 at the $25,000 Men's Futures tournament, Kazakhstan F1, at Aktobe when Evgeny Tyurnev defeated Danilo Petrović 7-6(25-23), 6-3 in the final. Other long tiebreakers Aki Rahunen won a 24-22 first set tiebreak against Peter Nyborg in the first round of qualifications of the 1992 Copenhagen Open, going on to win the match 7-6(24-22), 2-6, 6-3.

[@BertzVarquez]

I always see these two always in the tiebreaks on their matches thats because they serve very well.

[@KushagraaDubeyy]

I don’t know for how long I’ve waited for 4:55, searched Opelka vs Isner so many times but didn’t get much. And it’s not just because I’m crazy and wanted to see who’s actually taller, even if by mili inches (probably I’m) but this truly is a CLASH OF TITANS!

[@KushagraaDubeyy]

@@Momoa786 that’s truly mind boggling, great stat!

[@17Rasto]

A lot of people calling this boring, this is exactly why I love tennis! It's not all just one path to victory. There are so many ways you can play this game and I think that's beautiful 😁 If every point could only be won through long rallies and high percentage shots, THAT would be boring 🙄

[@miroslavjanecek9993]

not as many service winners as I expected. There were actually some cool points and rallies too. Basically, this one tie break was longer than normal badminton set. :D

[@666kingdrummer]

So now Isner has the bragging rights of not only being in the longest tennis match, but the longest Tiebreak. What's next? The longest Deuce?

[@ignatiosd7262]

Can you really brag about it if you lost it?

[@jovemfrozen]

@@ignatiosd7262 Im sure he is conflicted about telling or not telling people about it

[@gjarucki]

Longest Deuce goes to Tsitsipas

[@sol029]

@@gjarucki top comment😂

[@helenivanic1628]

If I knew the tie breaker be that long, I would've taken a little nap. 😂😂

[@cubescience3789]

Those guys are not only big servers, this was super high level !

[@user-io3yl7yp9h]

Isner did make the new legend🐐

[@smylehq]

The smile of isner at the end 😂😂

[@manojsamal3430]

If this is the longest tie-break ever then Isner holds the record of playing The longest match ever The longest set (70-68, Wimbledon) and the longest tie break

[@montanso8267]

Impressed by Opelka's rallies

[@ohhmichaelkelley5770]

Great editing!

[@ennofircks5607]

Both are amazing athletes!

[@dumitriuradu8481]

Not really. Just tall

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

@@dumitriuradu8481 if You knew something about this sport You wouldnt Say that

[@dumitriuradu8481]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 medvedev is an amazing athlete for his height. These one aren't 😉

[@josefmalina3273]

@@dumitriuradu8481 man, these two move incredibly well for their height. And what is more, Zverev is much better mover than Medvedev and both of them are 198 cm tall.

[@alexqin5495]

Absolutely not surprised of this vid!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Not many sports left for us wee fellows (6ft & under) to dominate. It’s crazy how well these guys move.

[@r.a.6459]

24-22 tiebreak score That's an entire badminton set right there, with 3 deuces. It's rare enough to see that in badminton, let alone tennis.

[@roberthays2883]

That was an entire set in itself

[@leovogts1999]

When two big Servers are playing it cannot be something other than the longest tie break in tennis history

[@anshumanghoshe2828]

Ohh man ! Wish one day this same thing repeats in US OPEN

[@AndreyUfa7]

Isner is a great server, Opelka is quite good in serves but better on baseline

[@kubachyla6888]

Opelka is as good of a server if not better. Opelka had 39 aces this match and Isner had 21

[@josefmalina3273]

@@kubachyla6888 Opelka is definitely not better server than Is. If these two meet both in their 20s, Isner would won easily.

[@garfgo]

I used to think of Isner as a one trick player, but I was wrong, I really like watching his matches. His racquet skills are terrific, his size of coarse benefits his serve but hinders his movement.

[@josefmalina3273]

@Colonel Gibbs of course, because John is 36 and Reilly is in his 20s. Still, both of them are amazing athletes for their height.

[@Irons001]

THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS 🎾🎾🎾

[@coryCuc]

Reporter: "So, what did you do to prepare for the match today?" Isner/Opelka: "Brushed up on my times tables."

[@buzzfunk]

These serves are huggeeeeee. Makes me wonder how these guys never made it into a GS final yet.

[@theonebegotten]

Two people that serve and know little else. The serve cannot be overstated

[@pranoypaul7]

It's a feast for people who love to see big serves...

[@rleet]

46 points Damn DUDES

[@emrearslan5238]

What a tiebreak

[@alvaro.m]

Welcome to the future of tennis

[@theexplorer8395]

34 minutes for a tie break, unbelievable 🙏🏼

[@acemeteoro7051]

Remembring Isner vs Mahut 5th set @ wimbledon.

[@victoralcantar960]

They should go straight for the tiebreaks whenever those two play against each other.

[@warmgoblin]

The way they make the tennis court look small because they’re both literal giants

[@kye3170]

Both are pretty much the same exact player!

[@ericfaulk2204]

It's amazing how little power these big guys can generate, except on their serve. I think it's a function of low mobility, but I'm not sure.

[@Igormmm1]

The clash of two servebots 😅 amazing stuff 👏

[@pedrosil77]

Ivo Karlovic: "yeah they are decent servers"

[@raulsolissosa]

Isner is the Record Man

[@S4nzenSek4i]

Some Mahut/Isner 2011 vibes here

[@doraemon402]

In terms of time or points?

[@itsnewmie3182]

i hope they always play against each other.. ACE masters

[@munetoshiyamasaki7536]

Isner has the better serve, but Opelka's groundstroke is better. This is really THE toss-up match. I wish I'd been there.

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

In the sense of the toss-up being the most important part of both their games?

[@mmm6325]

Isner has the better serve? He had 21 aces and Opelka hit 39.

[@munetoshiyamasaki7536]

In terms of technical wise, Isner is better. Consideting he's 36. Opelka is 24, so it's natural for him to hit more aces, but I don't think he can hit as many as Isner in his 30's. I think Opelka's movement is slightly better. That's why he can always beat Isner. I don't see any clumsiess from him like Isner or Karlovic. I can say the same thing about Popyrin vs Opelka. Opelka fires more aces, but Popyrin can move much better even his aces are twice as less as Opelka.

[@MichaelEvansTaylor]

If only he could win these long matches

[@manak2667]

I mean credit where its due, Opelkas groundstrokes are pretty decent.

[@Artemlauky]

Norri Vs Zverev on wimbeldon was so close to it

[@achimwitcoustic9585]

Who else except these 2 should do it...

[@muslimyoungadult4931]

Only Isner could have co made such a record

[@fox.m.44fr]

How many aces in this match ?

[@innosanto]

The battle of giants

[@gddfhjiufcv]

Isner: serves an ace Commentator: would you believe it!? Me: yes, yes I would

[@bray007]

Opelka is pretty underrated . The only problem is that he is completely emotionless on the court . If you watch on mute , it would seem opelka is losing all the points with his facial expressions

[@MaskedManatee]

Yep. every point he points his head down and lumbers along. I don't get it

[@rubiksmath7938]

Assuming each point is a 50-50 chance (false but lets roll with it), the chance of a tiebreak ending in the score 24-22 is 1/581,029

[@pauljohnson6019]

It's Wimbledon 2018 all over again!

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

Two players with Grand Slam winning serves and Challenger level ground strokes. What do you expect lol

[@facebook2109]

@easyscore nice~

[@lucasfrank8200]

Isner Legend 💯

[@soulzzplaysgames]

What is it with Isner and long TieBreaks?

[@Gilgarth]

Of course Isner is involved

[@santiso878]

The humble giants

[@bilinmeyenkullanc4444]

Isner vs opelka 🔥🔥🔥

[@walkingmaster9210]

36:34 was longest ever on Future. Balleret vs couillard

[@keithpugh7538]

These guys would be serious contenders if they could defend the court better.

[@orchidpanda2254]

They actually look like giants playing. LOL... I couldn't believe this tiebreak was happening in real time!!!

[@jefflo1487]

O'Pelka is ma faverit tall player

[@tomace4898]

This isn't tennis... It's serving.

[@tejeshkonchada3971]

Why is the court smaller in size 😁

[@oceanwaves657]

When giant meets giant.

[@james-vx7nv]

He's played the longest tiebreak of all time (Dallas 2022 SF vs Opelka). He's played the longest match of all time (Wimbledon 2010 R1 vs Mahut). He's played the longest set of all time (Wimbledon 2010 R1 vs Mahut - 5th set). He's hit more aces in 1 match than anyone else (Wimbledon 2010 R1 vs Mahut - 113 aces). He's hit more aces in his career than anyone else (over 14000 and counting). Ladies and gentlemen, JOHN ISNER!

[@docteurgillesalewina5669]

the myth, the man, the legend.

[@AnthonyHirsch]

I find it funny that in both of their matches right before this one they didn't play any breakers lol

[@imalwaysright]

I’m getting claustrophobic watching this, room looks so tiny 😩😩😩

[@laprimaverrra]

You're right (pun intended). I was also just thinking it looks like a court for mini-tennis.

[@gregmacfd3]

Does anyone know what’s happened to opelka? Has he retired? Injured? Challengers? He wasn’t like top 10 level but he was consistently making second week of big tournaments

[@matteovergnani]

He had a bad injury, there is like a 50% probability that he'll play in Newport next week