Nicolas Mahut Needs A Break

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By Adrianna Outlaw
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(July 8, 2010) Nicolas Mahut donated his clothes to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport earlier this week. Mahut's wardrobe is in Newport and he left a piece of himself at Wimbledon.

In the aftermath of his 7-6(5), 6-3 loss to 336th-ranked Canadian Frank Dancevic in the second round of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships on Wednesday, Mahut said his body is begging for a break.

"I have to. I can't play in this shape. I have to take two weeks off to see how my body heals,'" Mahut said after a 76-minute loss to Dancevic. "Today, my lower back, my foot and my knee were really bothering me. I tried. I tried. I kept fighting. After Wimbledon, I got here and was feeling great. I don't know why."

The 144th-ranked Frenchman is feeling the aftershock of playing the longest match in tennis history, an 11 hour, 5-minute, 183-game marathon match that ended with a 70-68 fifth-set win by American John Isner.