Reported by Tennis World – The American men are not known for their play on the red clay courts of Europe. And on Sunday, there were no Americans left in the main draw of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Both the Americans in action, John Isner and Sam Querrey, were beaten in first round [...]
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Big-serving Isner advances in Madrid, Lopez ousted
Reported by Tennis Talk – John Isner was in outstanding form in his first match against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, with the American putting on a serving clinic. John Isner def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 7-6(8) American John Isner got off to an impressive start on the fast clay of Madrid. Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez was completely helpless on [...]
Mag Minute: John Isner, tennis
Reported by ESPN – Now in his seventh year on the ATP Tour, American tennis player John Isner is sitting at the No. 22 world ranking. The North Carolina native and Georgia grad has earned more than $4 million in prize money as he collected a career 177-117 record. The 27-year-old won his first tournament [...]
ISNER UPSTAGES ALMAGRO FOR HOUSTON TROPHY; WINS FIRST CLAY TITLE
Reported by the ATP Fifth seed John Isner won his first clay-court title on Sunday at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship, knocking off No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-5 in Houston. Isner began the week with a losing record (7-8), but defeated back-to-back Top 20 opponents en route to his sixth ATP World [...]
John Isner, Nicolas Almagro reach Houston final
Reported by USA Today HOUSTON (AP) — John Isner and Nicolas Almagro, two of the biggest servers in tennis, aced their way into the final of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Top-seeded Almagro of Spain, the ATP Tour leader with 261 aces, needed only 58 minutes to beat American wild-card Rhyne Williams 6-2, 6-1. [...]
John Isner tops Ryan Harrison at clay court championships
Reported by USA Today HOUSTON (AP) — Fifth-seeded John Isner beat Ryan Harrison of the United States 7-6 (4) 6-4 in a first-round match at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court championships on Tuesday. Isner had three aces in the tiebreaker, including a 125 mph shot at set point. His other aces were clocked at 137 [...]
Novak Djokovic stakes Serbia to lead
Reported by ESPN BOISE, Idaho — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated American John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-5 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead in a Davis Cup quarterfinal Friday. “There’s a lot at stake because there’s a lot of emotions and you’re playing for your country,” Djokovic said. “You really want to start [...]
Isner aims to take away Djokovic’s rhythm
Reported by Tennis.com Sam Querrey and John Isner take aim at world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, whom they will face this coming weekend in Boise when the U.S. plays Serbia in a Davis Cup quarterfinal. Both Isner and Querrey own wins over the Serbian: Isner upset him in the semifinals of the 2012 Indian Wells [...]
Querrey, Isner, Djokovic lead Davis Cup teams bound for Boise
Reported by the Idaho Statesman – U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier on Tuesday named the four-man team he will use against Serbia in the quarterfinal tie next week at Taco Bell Arena. World No. 20 Sam Querrey and No. 23 John Isner will play singles and No. 1 team Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan [...]
Isner overcomes Dodig in Miami thriller
John Isner comes back from a set down and a break down in both the second and the third to beat Ivan Dodig on Saturday in Miami. Next up for Isner is Marin Cilic. Just when it looked like John Isner could not go any lower, he pulled out a victory that he needed in [...]










