Reported by the New York Times It wasn’t Goliath versus David, but it came close, and this time, David was definitely in over his head. John Isner’s 6-foot-9-inch frame loomed over Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil, who stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 161 pounds, 84 pounds less than his American opponent. In 90 [...]

Reported by USA Today As part of USA TODAY Sports’ “100 Olympic hopefuls in 100 Days” series, prospective U.S. Olympians give their thoughts on the Games in their own words. John Isner is standing taller than ever. That’s no small accomplishment for the nearly 6-10 North Caroline native, whose rise has positioned him well for [...]

Reported by ESPN ROME — Ninth-seeded John Isner overcame a slow start to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to advance at the Italian Open on Monday. The 6-foot-9 American looked headed for an early exit before Kohlschreiber lost control when he was serving for the match at 5-4 in the second. [...]

Reported by Reuters American eighth seed John Isner became the first significant casualty at the Madrid Open when he was pipped 7-6 7-6 in the second round by fellow big-serving giant Marin Cilic on Wednesday. Unseeded Croat Cilic, who stands at 1.98 meters to Isner’s 2.06 meters, produced when it counted in the tiebreaks on [...]

ATLANTA, May 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ebix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EBIX), a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance industry, today announced a multiyear global partnership agreement with rising American tennis star John Isner, currently ranked #10 in the ATP world rankings. Isner will act as an Ebix, Inc. brand ambassador [...]