Oct 2, 2009

The longest pro tennis rally in history


Twenty-five year ago, tennis player Vicki Nelson-Dunbar played Jean Hepner in a 29-minute, 643-shot rally. The rally remains the longest point played in a professional tennis match. Nelson-Dunbar says the two-set match lasted 6 1/2 hours. She says other points in the game could have been longer.

It's hard to believe this record will ever be broken because lobs don't work against modern racquets.

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