" John Isner and Nicolas Mahut tore up the record books as their epic first-round contest at Wimbledon became the longest in tennis history, after it lasted a huge 10 hours. The match was locked at 59-59 in the final set but had to be suddenly stopped when the french player, Nicolas Mahut, apparently picked up a stray hedgehog thinking it was a tennis ball and had to be rushed to hospital are serious damage to tendons in his hand.
The match was expected to continue into it's third day after being stopped the previous day due to dim light.
Mr Mahut is now on constant watch at St. George's hospital after his injuries became life-threatening. It is believed they could have been treated early but ambulance teams were delayed in trying to enter the grounds to administer care to Mr Mahut, after hundreds of other hedgehogs were blocking the roads on the way into Wimbeldon Stadium.
It is not known why the hedgehogs congregated on the Wimbledon Stadium, but experts beleive it may be to do with the sudden increase in heat.'They must just be thirsty' a spokesperson from the RSPCA has said. 'They usually stay near rivers, but the huge supply of Buxton water must be attracting them'.
Buxton water is the sponsor of the tennis at Wimbledon. It had recently gone into bankruptcy, but was saved from being closed down when it was bought by the U.M.A.
David Cameron, who was at the tennis match until being called away for talks with Jacob Zuma about the the crisis in South Africa, apparently got away before the incident. But is said to be 'deeply concerned'.
There was worries for the British education system this week, when it was announced in George Osborne's budget cuts that PE would be cut from the curriculum. Bringing fears that there would not only be wide-spread obesity, but no more athletically fit people to play in the English football team, or Wimbledon.
The Government has said that it 'is looking into sources of other financial investment, potentially from outside sources'.
George Osborne is expected to announce another series of "extreme, but required, budget cuts' tomorrow. "
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