Tennis: Isner wins first claycourt title
Fifth seeded John Isner claimed his sixth career title and first on clay by beating Nicolas Almagro in straight sets in the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday.
Fifth seeded John Isner claimed his sixth career title and first on clay by beating Nicolas Almagro in straight sets in the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic gave Serbia the lead before Sam Querrey pulled off a stirring win for the United States to leave the nations locked 1-1 after Friday’s opening singles in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.
A knee injury forced world number 14 John Isner to withdraw from the Hopman Cup on Thursday, throwing his Australian Open preparations into doubt.
The United States won a second straight Hopman Cup tie by edging winless France 2-1 on Tuesday.
John Isner won his second straight Winston-Salem ATP title Saturday, surviving three match points en route to a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11/9) victory over second-seeded Tomas Berdych.
Andy Roddick reached the final of the ATP Atlanta Open after he withstood 26 aces from John Isner to topple the top seed 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 on Saturday.
World number 10 John Isner beat defending champion Ryan Sweeting 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/4) on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $442,500 ATP US Men’s Clay Court Championship.
WIMBLEDON, England—Inevitably, the sequel of Isner vs. Mahut didn’t live up to the original; not even close. The replay of the longest match in tennis history turned out to be a ho-hum Part II, with John Isner beating Nicolas Mahut in straight sets Tuesday in the first round at Wimbledon. It was a far cry [...]
WIMBLEDON, England—The longest match rematch is coming to Wimbledon next week after John Isner and were drawn Friday to face each other in the first round. Last year, the pair played the longest match in tennis history at the All England Club, with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in a first-round [...]
