John Isner Bids Farewell to Tennis Career with Emotional Marathon Match

John Isner’s tennis career came to an end with a marathon match.

The 2.08 m tall service giant from the USA lost to Michael Mmoh after 4:01 hours and then said goodbye to his fans in tears.

“It’s tough. I’ve worked so hard all my life to play in an atmosphere like that. You can’t always win, like today, but playing in front of this crowd and having the support I’ve had is something very special,” said a visibly moved Isner.

For the 38-year-old, it was the last appearance in his 17-year professional career.

Isner made history at Wimbledon in 2010 when he won by far the longest match in tennis history against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.

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After a total of 11:05 hours over three days, Isner prevailed 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 7 (7: 9), 7: 6 (7: 3), 70:68 – at that time the last sentence was played up to bitter end played out.

Isner won 16 tournaments on the ATP tour, including the Masters in Miami in 2018 with a final victory over Alexander Zverev.

In the same year he achieved his best Grand Slam result with the semi-finals at Wimbledon and his best world ranking with eighth place.

Sinner impeccable against Sonego

Jannik Sinner needed two hours and five minutes to put Lorenzo Sonego in his place.

The sixth in the world rankings was particularly convincing with stable service games and did not allow his challenger a breakball.

In round three, the winner of the game between Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Etcheverry is waiting.

Matteo Berrettini experienced a bitter day.

Berrettini with pain on the ground – surrender

The 2021 Wimbledon finalist had to give up his game against Arthur Rinderknech when the score was 4: 6, 3: 5. Berrettini lay screaming on the court, apparently caused by a sprained ankle.

Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz had to give up, the Pole lost to Jack Draper from Great Britain in three sets 2:6, 4:6, 5:7.

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2023-08-31 21:06:00
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