Wow … the world’s longest rally in a professional tournament is 643 shots between Jean Hepner and Vicky Nelson at Richmond, Virginia, USA in October 1984.
The world’s longest ever recorded rally is apparently 25,944 strokes by identical twin brothers Angelo & Ettore Rossetti set on 9-10 August 2008 at the North Haven Health & Racquet club in North Haven, USA. Their rally lasted 14 hours and 31 minutes.
Phew!
Here is a rally from the US Open men’s final last year. It is a mere 54 shots but the concentration Nadal and Djokovic show is amazing, and for people of a certain age it may make you tired just watching it! …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjNghcCNPU
