Fan Mail

Fan Mail

Here we list excerpts from all the fan mail that's coming in for our big man, John Isner, along with our responses. Entries have been edited for grammar and readability. Want to add your own message? Simply comment below.

2/19/10

Dear John Isner

Brought to you by the letter of greetings from China，it is a faraway but
not strange nation to you，We sincerely hope that you have good memories
there. On the other side of the earth, we represent thousands of your fans
all over China to send our most sincere blessings. Good luck in
this year of working in a smooth, well-being!

My name is Li Zhengyan, but most of my friends call me Zhengyan for short.

John Isner when typing your name I would know that I can't say more
about you because it is you to make to be familiar with Tennis again it is
also you to make me love Tennis even to teach me how to be a man.

John, in fact there is only one sentence we want to tell you,' Thank
you'. Thank you for everything you have ever done and you will do,
regardless of the tennis court inside or outside the tennis court, as an
Athlete, as a star, as a human being. Able to recognize you, respect and
love you, accompany you, in our own way, in the good and bad times, we are
extremely proud, we are grateful.

Tennis is far more than just a sport, but you are far more than just an
idol. Different as the world is from that time, we trust you as before. We
believe that this faith will make us into better people, hopefully we can a
simple, sincere, honest, kind, friendly, loyal, firm ... ... just like you
did.

For the past many years you are my model when you are down I never believe
you will not recover after a set-back when you are ill I believe in your
body. John the emotion I have to you is blend into my blood something I can
not make it clear to say I will support you forever can express this
meaning.

John Isner a name intertwines with me at least half of my life.

At the end, I hope all workers and you lucky. If I am lucky too, I hope
that I can get your signature.

1/16/10

Just watched John win the Heineken Open down under in Auckland New Zealand. The best live match I have ever seen. John was on fire. I got his autograph after the game (I was wearing a whote stetson hat). Have watched him play all week.

11/9/09

I am sure you can beat Roger US Open 2010 win champion. If you want to win, please let me know, I will plan to help you to win.
Libin Zhang

11/4/09

We have tried for months to find that hat that John worn in the past couple tournaments (end of hard court season & US Open) but cannot find them anywhere. Nike doesn't even seem to have a clue what hat it is. I have included 2 links with pics of the hat on John (black one & a white one). I'd be forever greatful if you could tell me what hat this is and if/how/where I can get them. John rocks! (Go Dawgs!) Thanks!

10/6/09

I have some rumor that John Inser has only been playing tennis for 2 years. This CAN'T be true. How many years of his life has John Inser played tennis????
Thanks
John

JohnIsner.com: John played college tennis for the Georgia Bulldogs for 4 years before turning pro. However, he did not get interested in tennis until just before college. John says if he wasn't playing tennis, he would probably be shooting hoops. In 2007 the Georgie Bulldogs won the team National Championships, and John was the runner-up in singles. That same summer, he went to the finals of his first ATP tournament in Washington, The Legg Mason Classic, and lost to Andy Roddick. That caught the attention of the tennis world immediately, and Isner hasn't looked back since.

10/1/09

Hey there, is there anyway John could send some sort of well wishes to my son? Connor is a 7th grader at Canterbury school (John graduated from Canterbury) here in Greensboro NC. Connor plays lots of interclub and USTA tennis here... Just turned 13 years old and just got diagnosed with mono (as did John this past Spring...) Part of me wants to contact John's mom about how she handled John's recup period!.... But basically if John could send some well wishes Connor's way it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your consideration.

JohnIsner.com: Connor is in our thoughts and we hope he is recovering from mono and will soon be able to go out and hit balls on the courts again. All the best to you Connor!

9/9/09

I am 13 and have never watched tennis. Well, that was before Cinncinati! I was working for a family as a traveling nanny while they watched the Open in Cinncinati. They let me spend one whole day watching the matches. WOW! What fun! I loved watching Mr. Inser play! Tennis is now something I hope to learn. And I hope this family invites me to nanny for them again next year.
Kali

9/5/09

John, we are all so very proud of you. Congratulations on your tremendous win over Roddick! Mary Elizabeth was watching in Georgia and texting to us and we were watching in NC.I literally got on my knees beside the couch and prayed for God to guide you and give you patience and stamina four different times. I prayed for your family as well. You were so composed and level headed and humble. I hope you will give God the glory for your
tremendous talent. You deserve to be #1. You are #1 in the Rouse household. Mary Elizabeth was so proud of you. You brought us all to tears. Get some rest so that you will be able to keep winning. We wish we could be there to see you play. We love you--Debbie, Turner Sr, Mary Elizabeth and Turner Rouse, Jr.

9/5/09

Great job! I want to see more of your success. I haven't seen you before but you made a big impression straight away. Already your fan. Tapio Nora

7/6/09

I thought I saw that John had entered a tournament...was it Winnetka? Can you post an update on how he is doing? Thanks....

JohnIsner.com: John is recovering and should be back on the courts again soon. Thanks for your concern!

6/30/09

Dear John!!!
I'm a very big fan of you and your tennis!!! I ask you for three handwritten autograph-cards. Thank you very much in advance! I wish you a great success for the future and all the best for you and your family!!!
With friendly regards
-Your Fan-

SStephan Lindner

6/19/09

Is Isner still ill? Is that why he did not get into the Wimbledon main draw?

JohnInser.com: Yes, John is battling mono, but should be back in action soon.

6/9/09

Hi,
Any word about John's health situation? I haven't heard if he will be playing Wimbledon or even the Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships in Newport RI. Can you let me know if you hear anything?
Thank you.
Paula Vergara

JohnIsner.com: John is recovering quickly and should be back on the courts soon. Stay tuned for updates.

5/14/09

I hope John is playing Cincinnati in August. If he is, how do we find other Isner fans?
Barb Avery

JohnIsner.com: Join the other members on our website in supporting John, and post a message in our forums asking for Cinci fans to unite!

4/26/09

Your final match in Tallahassee was my first pro tennis match I have ever watched live. My wife loves tennis and watched the Challenge every day. It was a great match. Good luck to you.

4/13/09

John I was your ball girl at the U.S. Men's Clay Court ATP Championships at River Oaks. The red head - you talked to my mom.

3/22/09

Hey John,
My name is Justin and I live in the United States. I use the same racquet as you - the Prince O3 white. I watched you through college all the way to the NCAA championships with Georgia. I also saw you on TV beating Gael monfils and Marat Safin at Indian Wells - that was great and you are a tall American star. I have some questions and hopefully you could answer them for me:

1. What was the biggest match of your career?
2. When did you start to realize you would be a driving force in the college game and soon for the pro game?
3. Who was your favorite player , or still is your favorite player?
4. How do you keep focused before and during matches?
5. What is your favorite shot to hit?
6. What is the fastest you have hit your serve in a match or practice?
7. What would be your advice for a junior player like me who wants to become a professional tennis player?

Thank you very much for your time and I hope for a reply. From your fan, Justin

3/16/09

Hi Big John,
I met you briefly at the Heineken Open in Auckland this year, you where trying to give away your size 20 tennis shoes. I was working on Player Security. But I did get to talk to your coach, however, Brandon Wagner, and he seems a very likeable chap.

I am a tennis coach myself, registered with Tennis NZ www.tennisnz.com, and I'd like to get in touch with Brandon because I think it would be great to email him sometime if I have any questions regarding coaching of high performance players. Not that I'm coaching any high performance players, I'm just coaching kids and regular adults, but all the same it would be
great to get his opinion on things.

I see you had a great win against Monfils!

Regards,
-Louis Friel

7/31/08

Hi John...
I'm Sisa. I sing, play the guitar, and play the tennis. I am a photo model. Please help me or not?
Thank you

7/16/08

Hi, I'm Scotty from TalkAboutTennis.com, a discussion forum for tennis fans. We have people covering the Indy Tennis Classic, and other events on the US Open Series this summer, and already have some photos of John on the site, if you'd like to copy & paste some here to share with your members and John's fans. Enjoy!

6/6/08

I went to High School with John and was a good friend of his. I'm curious to know who started this site. Also, if you know his brother Jordan, tell him that he's scrubby.

JohnIsner.com: We're friends of Isner's family that were big fans of his during his years at Georgia. We've met with Jordan to discuss the best way to approach John's two websites (JohnIsnerTennis.com and JohnIsner.com), and have recently been asked to take over as the official John Isner site. But for now we're remaining a fan site and will continue to do so until further notice. We'll make sure to pass your message on to Jordan

5/28/08

Hi, my brother Derek and I are huge fans of John and were wondering if there was any way to get an autograph of John for each of us. I know that fan sites sometimes have contact with the player and I just thought I'd ask. Thank you very much for your time.
Ryan

4/14/08

Hey - you are my favorite tennis player. I wish you could play 1 singles on Davis Cup. Anyway I was wondering if you could send me a autographed picture or card. E-mail me back when you get this so you now my address.
Thanks,
Steven