Isner Makes History In Cincinnati, Joins 13,000-Ace Club
John Isner felled Cameron Norrie and yet another serving milestone on Tuesday evening at the Western & Southern Open.
The 36-year-old American defeated the British lefty 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach the second round in Cincinnati. In doing so, Isner hit 26 aces to reach 13,004 for his career. He is just the second player in history to reach the 13,000-ace milestone, joining Ivo Karlovic (13,709).
[FOLLOW 1000]Isner has found good form during the North American hard-court swing, winning his 16th ATP Tour title in Atlanta and advancing to his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final in more than two years last week in Toronto.
The home favourite will next play #NextGenATP Italian Jannik Sinner, the 11th seed, who eliminated Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-2, 7-5 on Monday. This will be the pair’s first ATP Head2Head clash.
Isner found himself down a set when play resumed after a rain delay that lasted more than four hours. But he successfully navigated a tricky tie-break and broke immediately in the third set to put himself in a strong position. Isner fittingly hit three aces in the final game of the match to triumph after exactly two hours.