LONDON, (Reuters) – Following is reaction from  tennis players after John Isner and Nicolas Mahut contested the  longest ever tennis match, which the American won 6-4 3-6 6-7  7-6 70-68 after 11 hours five minutes at Wimbledon.

RAFAEL NADAL (Seven times grand slam champion):

“Was amazing match. Just congratulate both of players  because they did something amazing. Be focus around 10 hours,  that’s amazing, to not lose the serve in all that time, no?  So  just congratulate both.

SERENA WILLIAMS (Twelve times grand slam champion):

“It definitely got a lot of eyes on the sport. I know John,  so I was really happy that he won. Obviously I was rooting for  him. But I was thinking I was glad that it wasn’t me.

“I don’t know how the coach and everyone stayed out there.  Must have been really tough.

“This is like a once in a lifetime thing. This is the first  time this has happened in hundreds of years. Maybe it will take  another couple hundred years to happen again.”

ANDY MURRAY (British number one):

“It’s pretty amazing. Just very difficult to describe.  Definitely will never, ever happen again. What they did last  night was incredible.

ROGER FEDERER (Holder of a record 16 grand slam titles)

“It’s unfortunate these guys are going to be a little bit  tired tomorrow and the next day and the next week and the next  month.

“In a way, I wish I was them, in some ways I wish I wasn’t  them. I love this. I know they’re maybe not loving this, but   this is unheard of in our game.

“Normally there are breaks in tennis matches. It’s so  impressive to see. I was watching this… I don’t know if I was  crying or laughing. It was too much.

“Both (are) winners, that’s for sure.”

VENUS WILLIAMS (seven-times grand slam champion)

“It’s amazing. Wow. It’s a marathon. It’s longer than a  marathon.”

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (2008 Australian Open champion)

“Everybody’s watching it in the locker rooms, everywhere.

“I’m amazed that they can both hold their serves this  comfortably for the whole day. It’s unbelievable. You have to  give them credit, both of them. Both of them are winners.”

JOHN MCENROE (Seven-times grand slam champion)

“There is no way you can describe something that’s never  happened before and will never happen again. This is the  greatest ever advertisement we’ve had for the sport.”