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Isner celebrates 31st birthday

Twitter was filled with many birthday wishes and memories.

Published Apr 26, 2016

John Isner, America’s highest-ranked male player, celebrated his 31st birthday on Tuesday. Some of his fans spent the day reminiscing about Isner’s most famous match. Understandably so.

It's not easy to forget the longest match in tennis history:

It's @JohnIsner's 31st birthday today 🎉

To celebrate, throw it back to 2010, and his record 112 aces in one match 💨https://t.co/O6erhO1FCo
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) April 26, 2016

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At Wimbledon in 2010, Isner smashed 112 aces to beat Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 (7–9), 7–6 (7–3), 70–68. They played 183 games in 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

Here are a few of his other shout-outs:

Happy bday to my giant friend Johnny... 🎉🎉🎉 You are growing up (hope not in height)🎂🎂😝😝😂😂😂 @JohnIsner
— Fabio Fognini (@fabiofogna) April 26, 2016

Bonita camisa, Fernandinho! O Raquetadas manda os parabéns ao aniversariante do dia, o gigante @JohnIsner ! #gigante pic.twitter.com/nQZV0UpFid
— Raquetadas (@raquetadastv) April 26, 2016

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Happy birthday, @johnisner! Sending you some coconut water! #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/ugOyKROyDC
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOficial) April 26, 2016

Speaking of Rio, the world No. 16 recently announced that he will not be participating in the Olympics this year, choosing instead to focus on ATP events.

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