Post Tagged with: "John Isner"
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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 [...] -
Djokovic eliminated in Olympic doubles, Tsonga past the first round
Eight-seeded Serbs Djokovic and Troicki suffered a two-set loss against Swedish couple Brunstrom/Lindstedt in the first round of men’s doubles Olympic tournament. The Swedes won the first set in a tie-break, and the second one was decided after the Serbs gave away their serve for the only time in the [...] -
Federer needs three sets to eliminate Falla
7 time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer battled his way into the second round of the Olympic games after beating Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-3 5-7 6-3. The Swiss dominated the first set and earned himself three matchpoints when Falla was serving to stay in the match at 3-5 in set two. [...] -
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 [...] -
Roddick Prevails over Isner, will Play Muller for the Atlanta Title
Andy Roddick defeated his Olympic teammate and no. 1 seed John Isner in a three-set thriller during the Saturday nightcap. The first set saw Roddick absorb 7 aces from Isner and defend 2 break points. Despite this, the Nebraska-native managed to break the no. 1 seed to take the set [...] -
Muller Sails through Soeda for Spot in the Atlanta Finals
World no. 63 Gilles Muller earned his place in the BB&T Atlanta Open finals following a dominant performance against the world no. 54 and 8th seed Go Soeda. Both were coming off impressive straight-sets victories in the quarterfinals, with Muller dismissing the Australian Matthew Ebden and Soeda defeating his compatriot [...] -
Atlanta Open: Roddick, Isner Advance to meet in All-American Semifinal
The evening set of quarterfinal matches at the Atlanta Open were an all-American affair. First up was no. 4 seed Andy Roddick against Michael Russell. Roddick came out firing, scoring 12 aces and maintaining a first serve percentage of 73% throughout the match. Like Roddick’s previous opponents in the tournament, [...] -
BB&T Atlanta Open: Fish Forced to Withdraw, Isner Keeps his Eye on the Prize
Up one set and on serve in the second, two-time defending champion Mardy Fish was forced to withdraw from his match against Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller in the second round of the BB&T Atlanta Open. Attempting to return a drop shot, Fish stumbled at the net and injured his ankle which [...] -
Isner beats Hewitt and successfully defends his Newport title
Top seed John Isner successfully managed to defend his Newport title after beating former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (1) 6-4 in Sunday’s final. It was Hewitt who was going into today’s match with a 3-0 head to head record against Isner, withouth dropping a set in their previous encounters. [...] -
Isner through to Newport final, plays Hewitt for title
John Isner could once again rely on his big serve as he fired 11 aces to overcome fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4) 6-3, booking his place in the Hall Of Fame Championships final in Newport. In a match that lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes, Isner battled his way [...] -
Defending champion Isner to face Harrison in Newport semis
American John Isner is one step closer to defend his title at the Hall Of Fame Championships in Newport after overcoming South African qualifier Izak van der Merwe 6-4 7-6 (2) in a match that was dominated by serves. Top seed Isner managed to break his opponent in the third [...]
