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And yet that success comes with an unacceptable price to the community whose quality of life Links of London diminishes. MattekSands, known for unconventional dressing she wore basketball shoes and kneehigh black socks needed time to puzzle out her teenaged opponent, who is ranked and won the French Open juniors in . Jan. PERTH, Australia John Isner won a Monday rerun of the longest tennis match ever played, defeating Frenchman Nicolas Mahut for a second time but taking almost hours less to get the job done at the Hopman Cup mixed teams event. The firstround Wimbledon encounter between valentine's Day rings pair lasted an historic hours, five minutes, played over three days and ending in Isner's favour in the fifth set. The pair put that redletter meeting well into the past as they met in Group B at the eightnation preAustralian Open Hopman Cup. Isner took the win in less than minutes at the Burswood Dome. The pair who each tallied more than aces in their epic for overall, secured a more realistic aggregate on the night. Isner produced a , victory to send the US through the tie with a winning margin after compatriot Bethanie MattekSands started the evening , over Kristina Mladenovic. In the day session, Italy surprised finalists Britain as Francesca Schiavone and Potito Starace rallied past Laura Robson and Andy Murray in the deciding mixed doubles. Isner came out firing as both men opened their seasons, with the Links of London Classic Smiley Charm American immediately taking control against his ndranked opponent. "We knew it wouldn't go that long," said Isner. "At least a third set would end in tiebreaker. It's a lot of fun to play Nicolas, we've become realy close friend. It's great to share the court with him. "I was lucky to finish in two sets, I got on top early in the first. In the second he picked up his game and I stayed the course with mine. When I needed to serve well, I did." MattekSands, known for unconventional dressing she wore basketball shoes and kneehigh black socks needed time to puzzle out her teenaged opponent, who is ranked and won the French Open juniors in . "I had to make my own game plan as I went along," said the American. "She came out crushing the ball. By the end of the second set I had switched and was coming in more. "You have to stick with it. I finally found a hole in her game," said the number winner playing a preAustralian Open event for the first time. Italy's reigning French Open women's winner Schiavone Links of London Reindeer Charm her partner recovered from repeated deficits to earn a , , victory over Britain in a finalset match tiebreak in the deciding mixed doubles rubber. Number Starace lost to Murray , in singles after Schiavone had beaten the yearold Robson . Murray, who only arrived at the weekend from his training base in Miami, said he was feeling the oppressive conditions in western Australia at its Celsius temperatures. "It was just hot," said the Scot.