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  Marathon Man Isner loses at French Open

  Tennis | June 01, 2012 19:28 IST

  Paris, June 1: This, then, is who John Isner is for now: The Marathon Man of Tennis, the guy who plays and plays and plays, for hours on end, until the last set seems interminable.At

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  Isner, Monaco Into Houston Final

  Tennis | April 15, 2012 15:59 IST

  Houston, Apr 15: American John Isner will face Juan Monaco of Argentina in the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships after both came from a set down to win their semifinals on Saturday.Isner

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  Top-Seeded Isner Into 2nd Round At Delray Beach

  Tennis | February 29, 2012 9:48 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida: Top-seeded John Isner outlasted fellow American Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-5 (15) on Tuesday in their first-round match at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.In another first-round match, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, ranked

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  Top Seed Isner Through In Memphis

  Tennis | February 23, 2012 11:06 IST

  Memphis, Feb 23: Top-seed John Isner, playing for the first time since helping the U.S. defeat Switzerland in Davis Cup, defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4) in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships

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  Isner Sweats Out First Major Quarterfinal Bid

  Tennis | September 09, 2011 10:21 IST

  New York, Sept 9  : John Isner sweated through 10 shirts and had to send someone to go get him more en rout to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the U.S. Open.The 26-year-old American

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  Isner Wins Winston-Salem Over Benneteau

  Tennis | August 28, 2011 10:07 IST

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Aug 28: American John Isner won the Winston-Salem Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over French qualifier Julien Benneteau on Saturday.From nearby Greensboro, Isner overcame 34 unforced errors with 19 aces—the

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  Roddick, Isner Reach Winston-Salem Quarterfinals

  Tennis | August 25, 2011 9:31 IST

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Aug 25: Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals in the Winston-Salem Open, beating Santiago Giraldo 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the final men's tuneup before the U.S. Open.Roddick was in sharp

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  Hall Of Fame: Top Seeded Isner Advances

  Tennis | July 07, 2011 20:41 IST

  Newport, Rhode Island, Jul 6: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, forever linked with the longest match in tennis history, wasted little time in winning opening-round matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Tuesday.Isner,

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  Rematch: Isner Needs 2 Hours, 3 Sets To Beat Mahut

  Tennis | June 22, 2011 10:33 IST

  Wimbledon, England, Jun 22 : The rematch of the longest match in tennis history certainly was a lot shorter.A year after needing 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days to finish a match that

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  Isner, Clijsters Victorious, Roddick Defeated In US Open

  Tennis | September 02, 2010 16:16 IST

  Defending champion Kim Clijsters brushed aside 19-year-old, 201st-ranked qualifier Sally Peers of Australia in less than an hour, 6-2, 6-1, to reach the third round of the 2010 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York