At <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon" id="mwAYA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="The Championships, Wimbledon">Wimbledon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Isner" id="mwAYE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Isner">John Isner</a> of the United States defeats <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Mahut" id="mwAYI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nicolas Mahut">Nicolas Mahut</a> of France, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner–Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships" id="mwAYM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships">the longest match in professional tennis history</a>.