Nicolas Mahut

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James Blake plays in his doubles match with Tom Smyczek against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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James Blake plays in his doubles match with Tom Smyczek against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Nicolas Mahut plays in his doubles match with Edouard Roger-Vasselin against Tom Smyczek and James Blake at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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James Blake plays in his doubles match with Tom Smyczek against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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James Blake plays in his doubles match with Tim Smyczek against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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James Blake plays in his doubles match with Tim Smyczek against Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Mahut the French Open in Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Friday June 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

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Andy Roddick's loss to 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahut dropped him to 7-10 this season, 0-4 on clay. He exited a Grand Slam tournament in the first round for the first time since 2007. (Associated Press)

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates following his win over France's Nicholas Mahut in their third-round match at the Australian Open, in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/John Donegan)

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This June 24, 2010, file photo shows John Isner of the U.S. and France's Nicolas Mahut, right, posing for a photo next to the scoreboard following their record-breaking men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. No other match had lasted longer than 6 hours, 33 minutes, a time Isner and Mahut surpassed by more than 4½ hours. No other match had lasted more than 112 games; they played 183. The fifth set alone lasted 138 games over 8 hours, 11 minutes. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File Pool)

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John Isner of the US, left, and Nicolas Mahut of France, right, talk with chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani before resuming their their epic men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on Thursday, June 24, 2010. The match was resumed with the sores tied at 59 all in the fifth set. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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John Isner of the US, left, smiles at Nicolas Mahut of France as he lies on the court during their epic men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Play was suspended for bad light with scores tied at 59 all in the 5th set. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)