{"id":258937,"date":"2025-10-29T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258937\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:32:11","slug":"former-grand-slam-champion-with-unbreakable-tennis-record-retires-at-the-paris-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258937\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Grand Slam champion with unbreakable tennis record retires at the Paris Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some players are set to finish their seasons in Paris, but for one player, it\u2019s their career that is coming to an end\u2026<\/p>\n

On a day packed with entertainment, Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Cameron Norrie<\/a> on Tuesday at the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t the only headline to come out of the day, however, as one ATP<\/a> legend retired from tennis after his first-round defeat in doubles.<\/p>\n

Partnering the returning Grigor Dimitrov<\/a>, a home-favorite played the final match of his career in front of his adoring Parisian fans.<\/p>\n

\"GrigorPhoto by Franco Arland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old enjoyed a legendary doubles career and set a record in singles that is likely to stand the test of time.<\/p>\n

Nicolas Mahut retires from tennis at the Paris Masters<\/p>\n

43-year-old Nicolas Mahut played the final match of his career at the Paris Masters<\/a>, losing 4-6, 7-5 [4-10] to Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.<\/p>\n

The French veteran has only played a handful of events this year, and chose to finish his season and career at his home tournament.<\/p>\n

TournamentPartnerPerformanceChallenger BordeauxPierre-Hugues HerbertLost in QF to Lucas Miedler\/Francisco CabralGeneva OpenPierre-Hugues HerbertLost in R16 to Matthew Ebden\/John PeersFrench OpenPierre-Hugues HerbertLost in 1R to Simone Bolelli\/Andrea VavassoriWimbledonQuentin HalysLost in 1R to Patrik Trhac\/Theo ArribageSwiss OpenArthur RinderknechLost in R16 to Diego Hidalgo\/Gonzalo EscobarUS OpenGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardLost in 1R to Tim Putz\/Kevin KrawietzSwiss IndoorsPierre-Hugues HerbertLost in QF to Rohan Bopanna\/Ben SheltonParis MastersGrigor DimitrovLost in 1R to Edouard Roger-Vasselin\/Hugo NysNicolas Mahut\u2019s 2025 record<\/p>\n

He played most of his tennis alongside Pierre-Hugues Herbert in 2025, with whom he formed a legendary doubles partnership over the last decade.<\/p>\n

The pair won their first Grand Slam title together at the US Open<\/a> in 2015, and added four more major titles to their collection over the next six years.<\/p>\n

Nicolas Mahut\u2019s Grand Slam titles2015 US Open \u2013 Beat Jamie Murray\/John Peers in F2016 Wimbledon \u2013 Beat Julien Benneteau\/Edouard Roger-Vasselin in F2018 French Open \u2013 Beat Oliver Marach\/Mate Pavic in F2019 Australian Open \u2013 Beat Henri Kontinen\/John Peers in F2021 French Open \u2013 Beat Alexander Bublik\/Andrey Golubev in F<\/p>\n

Mahut completed the Career Grand Slam in doubles and ascended to number one in the world.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman held onto the top spot for 39 total weeks between June 2016 and April 2017.<\/p>\n

\"NicolasPhoto by BENJAMIN VODANT\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He certainly left his mark on the game of doubles, although he will likely be best remembered for the record he set in singles, 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut\u2019s unbreakable tennis record<\/p>\n

At the 2010 Wimbledon championships, Mahut met John Isner<\/a> in the first round.<\/p>\n

The American, ranked 19th in the world, was the favorite going in and looked in good shape to pick up the win, leading Mahut 6-4 on Court 18.<\/p>\n

Mahut wasn\u2019t done yet, however, as he fought back to take the second and third sets, 6-3, 7-6 [9-7].<\/p>\n

On the brink of elimination, Isner survived in a fourth-set tiebreaker, 7-6 [7-3], as their first-round match went the distance.<\/p>\n

With the light fading, play was suspended for the day, ahead of the fifth set.<\/p>\n

What followed was the most remarkable fifth set in tennis history\u2026<\/p>\n

The pair couldn\u2019t be separated, and they were tied at 59-59 in the final set, when once again, they were told to stop as night fell.<\/p>\n

They returned one final time, as Isner secured the win 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68.<\/p>\n

\"JonnPhoto by Alastair Grant-Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Isner and Mahut set several tennis records that will likely remain untouched during their Wimbledon marathon 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

Records set during John Isner vs Nicolas MahutLongest match (11 hours, 5 minutes)Longest set (8 hours, 11 minutes)Longest play in a match on a single day (7 hours, 4 minutes)Most games in a set (138)Most games in a match (183)Most aces in a match by one player \u2013 John Isner (112)Most total aces in a match (216)Most consecutive service holds in a match (168)Most games won by both winning player (92) and losing player (91) in a matchMost points won in a match \u2013 Nicolas Mahut (502)Most points in a match (980)<\/p>\n

Rules changed after their match, making it almost certain that those records will last forever.<\/p>\n

Mahut may not have emerged victorious at SW19 back in 2010, but he certainly made history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Some players are set to finish their seasons in Paris, but for one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,139921,127103,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-258937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-nicolas-mahut","10":"tag-paris-masters","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}