Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born January 21, 1982 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire) is a French tennis player. He is well known for having a penchant for grass court tennis, especially serve and volleying, with which he has had much success alongside his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. Mahut had excellent junior results, winning the Orange Bowl in 1999 and the Wimbledon Boys' Singles in 2000, turning professional the same year. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 40, achieved on February 18, 2008.
Mahut was runner-up to Andy Roddick at the 2007 Queen's Club Championships, having held a championship point in the second-set tiebreak. Mahut defeated both fifth seed Ivan Ljubičić and top seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets, as well as compatriot and future doubles partner Arnaud Clément, to reach the final.
Mahut holds a number of tennis records and awards for his performance in the longest match in professional tennis history against John Isner in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, where he also broke the record of most points won in a single match (502); and, most games won by a losing player (91).
Read more about Nicolas Mahut: Early and Personal Life, Longest Match in History, Records, Singles Performance Timeline, Doubles Performance Timeline
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