GREENSBORO, N.C. -- It's a tough loss for Greensboro native and tennis star John Isner Friday afternoon.

• The game lasted for six hours and 36 minutes
• Kevin Anderson won the longest Centre Court match in history
• Isner got his start at the Spencer Love Tennis Center 

Isner played an historic more than six-hour Wimbledon semifinal match Friday and young tennis players at home watched intensely.

The Greensboro Tennis Foundation hosted a watch party to cheer Isner on at Spencer Love Tennis Center where he got his start.

"John did a lot of his training here. He was a great kid coming up, very good tennis player, very well-rounded throughout his junior career. What we're hoping for is, with our program, is to create more kids like John Isner: great on the court and great off the court too," said Mike Belangia, Greensboro Tennis Program’s director.

The Greensboro Tennis Foundation started in 2013 with seven kids.

Next year, it'll have about 30.