2023-08-29 16:04:01
The American John Isner is opposed this evening to Facundo Diaz Acosta for his last tournament. The opportunity to pay tribute to his superb career and, who knows, to live one last great story?
The end of a great career
He had announced it on Twitter, US Open 2023 will be the last tournament played by John Isner. A career that began in 2007 and lasted 16 years, which saw him win 16 titles on the ATP circuit. He had notably succeeded in reaching the semi-final of Wimbledon in 2018, the year in which he also obtained his best ranking (10). Measuring 2.08 meters, he will have relied all his career on a very powerful service, he who was used to chaining aces.
Bursts
At Wimbledon, he was remembered playing the longest match in history against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in 2010. A long game of 11 hours and 5 minutes of play, with a final set ending with the score of 70 to 68! A breathtaking duel at the end of which the American giant ended up winning in 5 sets 6/4, 3/6, 6/7, 7/6, 70/68. And when asked about his fondest memories, he also cites his Davis Cup win over Federer in Switzerland (2012): It was cool. The court was really bad, full of bad bounces. He didn’t like it. I loved. The worse the short, the better for me (smile) »
Tributes are piling up
Since the announcement of his retirement, many tennis personalities have followed one another to pay tribute to the one who was very popular on the circuit, like Taylor Fritz, the current American number 1: “ he’s been there since I was a junior, since I started playing, since my professional career started. he has been at the top of American tennis for a long time […]. He’s someone we look up to, it’s sad to see him go“. Same story on the side of Dominic Thiem, former world number 3 and qualified for the second round of the us open. At the question “ Have you ever been excited to watch a John Isner tennis match? ” he answers : “Yes, I did, several times. When he led 2 sets to 1 against Rafa at Roland Garros 2011, the longest match in history against Mahut at Wimbledon and when he won the Miami Open the last time the tournament was played in Crandon Park, to name a few.“. The person concerned will appreciate.
A final tournament
The Us Open 2023 will therefore be the last tournament for the American. For his first round, he is opposed to Facundo Diaz Acosta, this evening at 7:30 p.m. His evening opponent, ranked 94th in the world, has never passed a first round in a grand slam. So even if he is only 158th in the world, there is no doubt that Isner will want to give everything to offer himself – offer us – one last great story in front of his audience.
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