WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — John Isner (IHZ-ner) and Nicolas Mahut (ma-HOO) will play their rematch of the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon on Court 3.
The first-round match is scheduled for Tuesday. It is set to be the day’s fourth match on that court.
In the first round at Wimbledon a year ago, Isner beat Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set of a match that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days. It twice was suspended by darkness. They played on Court 18, which now has a plaque commemorating their marathon.
Isner-Mahut II has been the talk of the tennis world ever since they were randomly selected to face each other in Friday’s draw. The tournament announced the court placement Monday, Day 1 of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.
