Mahut gets wild card in Hall of Fame championships

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A week after playing the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon, Nicolas Mahut has received a wild-card spot in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday announced that Mahut will play in the ATP World Tour event, which runs from July 5 to July 11.

The Hall says that Mahut will also present memorabilia from the match between him and John Isner to the Hall of Fame’s museum.

Hall of Fame spokeswoman Anne Marie McLaughlin said she did know exactly which memorabilia would be presented.

Last week’s 183-game match lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days. Isner won 70-68 in the fifth set.

Mahut has competed four other times at Newport and was a finalist in 2007.

He says he’s honored that a piece of his career will be on display.