If John Isner serves the way he did on Wednesday for the remainder of the week, the American might very well be celebrating his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open presented by Itau. [ALSO LIKE] The 14th seed won 97 per cent of his first-serve points (31/32) and erased the only break point he faced to beat South Korea's Hyeon Chung 6-1, 6-4 in only 69 minutes. “I was in a good rhythm on the court. Obviously I was taking care of my serve, but I didn't feel like today I needed to really red-line things out there and try to end the points so short. I felt like I could be patient from the...
American John Isner arrived at Crandon Park on a three-match losing streak, with just two wins on the season. But no matter what happens the rest of the tournament, the No. 14 seed will leave the site with a renewed sense of confidence —beating the World No. 3 can do that. Isner did not face a break point in ousting second seed Marin Cilic 7-6(0), 6-3 in 87 minutes at the Miami Open presented by Itau Tuesday, his third win of this event alone. "I was very happy with how I played, especially with how I served," Isner said. "That's certainly the best I've served all year... today I served exceptionally well and that's what kept me in the match...
John Isner reacts to his big win against second seed Marin Cilic in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Tuesday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
