Isner's dream run sparks hope for new US tennis hero
AFP, August, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — John Isner's unprecedented dream run of five consecutive third-set tie-breaker triumphs to reach an ATP final after only one prior tour match has sparked talk of a resurgence in American tennis.
The 6-foot-9, 22-year-old serve smasher powered into the ATP Washington Classic final before US top seed Andy Roddick ended the fairy tale 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Isner fired 144 aces and hit 70.4 percent of first serves on the week.
"With that serve, he's going to have a chance in every match he plays," said Roddick. "The guy is going to have a hard time not winning matches. It's going to be hard for him not to have a good career.
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"It's just nice to have new American faces. We're doing pretty good for a country that is supposedly in a tennis crisis." ...
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