Tennis doesn't have a time limit. Each match is won by winning a number of sets and because of this, a heated game of tennis can go on for hours. Here are the top 10 longest tennis matches of all time:

1. Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal 2012 (5h 53m)

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2. Radek Stepanek def. Ivo Karlovic 2009 (5h 59m)

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3. Horst Skoff def. Mats Wilander 1989 (6h 4m)

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4. Lucas Arnold Ker, David Nalbandian def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin 2002 (6h 20m)

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5. Boris Becker def. John McEnroe 1987 (6h 21m)

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6. John McEnroe def. Mats Wilander 1982 (6h 22m)

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7. Vicki Nelson def. Jean Hepner 1984 (6h 31m)

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8. Fabrice Santoro def. Arnaud Clement 2004 (6h 33m)

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9. Tomas Berdych, Lukas Rosol def. Stanislas Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli 2013 (7h 2m)

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10. John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut 2010 (11h 5m)

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