Archive for category: John Isner
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Tsonga to face Isner in Winston-Salem semis
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and no.3 seed John Isner will face off for a place in the final at the Winston-Salem Open. Tsonga needed mere 53 minutes to send Spaniard Marcel Granollers packing, literally demolishing him 6-1 6-2. Two breaks of serve in each of the sets handed him a [...] -
Tsonga and Isner cruise in Winston-Salem
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced into the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open on the hardcourts at Wake Forest University after defeating Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6 (1) 6-4. With this win, the world no.6 Tsonga improved his head to head against Stakhovsky to 3-0 and will be facing Spaniard Marcel Granollers [...] -
Defending champion Isner overcomes scare in Winston-Salem 2nd round match
Defending champion John Isner came back from a set down to battle his way through to the third round of the 2012 Winston-Salem Open. The American overcame Slovak Martin Klizan after a slow start, eventually winning 4-6 6-3 7-5. The Slovak leftie got off to a dream start, breaking Isner [...] -
Chardy and Querrey through to the second round in Cincinnati
Jeremy Chardy of France defeated American player Andy Roddick 7-6 6-3 in 92 minutes in the first round of Cincinnati Masters. Chardy entered the draw as a lucky loser, replacing injured John Isner. Chardy and Roddick showed some quality tennis throughout the first set and with no breaks of serve, [...] -
Gasquet overcomes Isner in Toronto semis, will play Djokovic for the title
Richard Gasquet needed two sets to defeat John Isner in Toronto semifinals and will confront Novak Djokovic in 2012 Rogers Cup grand finale. Fourteenth seed French Gasquet has entered his second Toronto Masters final after 2006. Following his 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over eleventh-seeded American Mardy Fish in quarterfinals, the [...] -
Djokovic advances into the final of Toronto Masters, beats Tipsarevic in straight sets
World no. 2 Novak Djokovic advanced into the final of the Rogers Cup after beating world no. 9 Janko Tipsarevic in straight sets 6-4 6-1 in a match that was interrupted twice because of rain. Both players started the match with confidence, holding serve until play was interrupted due to [...] -
Isner into last 8 at the Toronto Masters, Raonic also through after Murray withdraws with injury
John Isner and Milos Raonic secure their 2012 Toronto Masters quarterfinal spots, second seed Andy Murray cancels a third round match due to knee problems. Eighth seed American Isner is having his best Toronto tournament so far. In the clash against German Philip Kohlschreiber, he found himself one set behind, [...] -
Murray and Raonic ease into the third round in Toronto, Isner joins them
Seeded players Andy Murray, John Isner, Milos Raonic, and Philip Kohlschreiber needed two sets each to advance into the third round of 2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto. Eighth seed American Isner booked his place in the third round of Toronto Masters for the first time in his career. He beat [...] -
Federer Makes Hard Work of Isner to Set Up Olympic Semi Final Clash with Del Potro
John Isner was always going to be a tough nut to crack and he proved his worth against the world no.1 on Centre Court today. Roger Federer eventually triumphed in straight sets, but it took a nervous tie-break to separate the two players in the second. The tenth seeded American [...] -
Federer – Isner 2012 Olympics Live Commentary
Federer v Isner 6-4 7-6 (2-3) GAME, SET, MATCH: FEDERER 6-6 (7-5): A stunning first serve from Federer and it’s match point. Isner serves but the return from Federer trickles over the net to give the Swiss player the win. The first thing Federer does is give his opponent an [...] -
Isner ends Tipsarevic’s Olympics Gold dream
American John Isner progressed to the next round of the Olympic Tennis in a thrilling straight sets win over Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. Both men were eager to go all the way and it was a hard fought match, that the score doesn’t reflect. The first set was very much game for [...] -
Isner and Tipsarevic to meet in the third round of the London Olympics
Tenth seed in the men’s Olympic tennis tournament, American John Isner, progressed into the third round at the expense of Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri. The big serving American produced a straight sets win on Wimbledon’s court no.1. Coming out on top in the first set tiebreak, he secured his passage through [...] -
Isner overcomes Rochus in opener
American John Isner literally fired his way through to the sec0nd round as he produced 24 aces on his way to victory against Belgian Olivier Rochus, winning 7-6 (1) 6-4. With no breaks of serve, the first set went into a tiebreak. As Isner stormed to a 5-0 lead, there [...]
