A tearful farewell to the ‘gunboat’ and hero of the longest game in history

He is recognized as one of the best servers in the history of tennis. Also for being a fierce competitor who can never give up no matter how long the meeting time is. It earned praise from start to finish.

He had a farewell worthy of the great ‘gunboat’ and opponent of the longest game in history that he was. He said goodbye to tennis, at the individual level because he had to play doubles with his compatriot Jack Sockin his unmistakable way: executed 48 ‘aces’, 94 winners, and exhausted all five sets, remaining on the court for four hours at the age of 38.

A bittersweet feeling John Isner, because he caressed the pass in the third round, extending the closure, but the American also returned michael mmoh25 years old and world number 89, who decided in his favor in the final supertiebreak: 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 and 7-6 (10-7).

“It’s hard,” he admitted through tears, cheered by fans in the Grandstand, the third stadium in Flushing Meadows. “I worked as hard as I could in my life, playing in environments like these. Playing in front of this crowd today and having this support is very special, thank you,” he concluded.

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From the vantage point of his 208 centimeter height, John Isner surrendered a faster serve at 253 km/h. and also tops the historical list of ‘aces’. Add 14,470 in 772 games, an average close to 19 ‘aces’. Although his highest record for an individual is the 113 he accumulated in the longest game in history.

isner the French were defeated Nicolas Mahout 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68 in 11 hours and 6 minutes on court 18 at Wimbledon, where there is a commemorative plaque from the memorable match in the first round of Wimbledon 2010.

He is top-10 in the world, eighth place is his best position in the ATP ranking, as of July 2018. He has lifted 16 trophies in 31 finals. Most importantly, the Masters 1000 ATP in Miami. In 2018, the course where he made the semifinals at Wimbledon, was eliminated by the South African Kevin Anderson in another marathon, 6h.36′.

Fearing his serve, he won 489 games, lost 317. He earned $22 million in tournaments. You can say that on your record there are wins against RFa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

He finished at the US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in 2011 and 2018. This season he has a negative balance (9-14), which is reflected in the drop in ranking: 157th. He sees his time has come, and has already announced that “after 17+ years on the ATP Tour, it’s time to say goodbye to professional tennis. It won’t be an easy transition, but I look forward to spending every second with my amazing family. The US Open will be my last event.” This is the message of a father of a family, of four children born from his relationship with his wife, Madison.