Wimbledon 2011 Update, John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut: Rematch Ends With Isner Victory

The totally coincidental rematch between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut doesn't look likely to approach last year's Wimbledon classic, with the former Georgia Bulldogs star Isner winning his first round match 7-6, 6-2, 7-6. Only two hours or so of tennis!

Isner took the contentious first set before achieving an easier time in the second, though Mahut acquired a rare lead in the third frame. Set No. 3 reached a 6-6 tie. Isner had a chance to put away his opponent after producing a 6-5 match point, but of course these things don't come that easy in Isner-Mahut as the big guy put a return right into the net. The would-be epic ended shortly after, bumming everybody out who was hoping for a month-long affair.

Next, the pride of Athens will take on Spain's No. 16 Nicolas Almagro, who's being called a decent matchup for the powerful Isner.

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Wimbledon 2011 Draws, John Isner Vs. Nicolas Mahut: Game 184 Begins Next Week

The 2011 Wimbledon Championships begin June 20, with at least one match sure to wrangle a local non-tennis fan's eyeball or two: Georgia Bulldogs representative John Isner will again take on Frenchman Nicolas Mahut. You may recall the 2010 Wimbledon meeting between the two resulted in the history of tennis, a three-day, 11-hour, 183-game epic that saw each player nullify the other's strengths to a hilarious degree.

You can review the web's best recount of the entire match here, at SB Nation's live StoryStream.

The match broke Wimbledon's scoreboard, gave Isner the record for the most aces in a single match, required a nation of 14 linespeople and 28 ball-fetchers and even got college football fans watching tennis. The brief sensation ended with Isner making national TV appearances (in a Dawgs shirt!) and accepting a 2010 ESPY award.

Oh, and Isner won, too.

Coming into the week, the two players reminisced on last year's meeting. Mahut called it "the greatest moment of my life as a tennis player," while Isner hopes it will go down as his second-best career victory.

Can the two top last year's effort? No. No, that will not happen. Can they come close? No. But should it be a good match? Yes! Isner is still a towering howitzer of a player who was good enough to take Rafael Nadal to a fifth set at the French Open, while Mahut has climbed into the top-100 rankings since last year's Round 1.

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