For example, on any surface but clay, where the lefty high-kicking serve or forehand to the Roger Federer backhand is Rafael Nadal's version of the old Green Bay Packers' "power sweep" (you know it's ...

NEW YORK — When it was all over — not just the match but the remarkable career he wove together out of an extra tall body, a massive serve and a willingness to embrace what he was and wasn’t on a ...

The importance of the serve cannot be overstated. It can start points productively and end them instantly. It can repeatedly demoralize an opponent, as well as save energy over the course of a long ...

An emotional John Isner survived the first match of his swan-song tournament, beating Argentina’s Facundo Diaz-Acosta 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) on Tuesday at the U.S. Open. “It’s not goodbye yet,” Isner, who ...

A 6-foot-10 American, Isner had announced he would retire following the tournament. Losses in singles and doubles on Thursday ended a career known for powerful serves and a marathon match. By Lola ...

(AP) - Few players in college tennis can match Georgia's John Isner when he is serving well. Monday, he'll get a chance for redemption against the last one who did. The top-seeded Isner will play ...

As John Isner buried his face in a towel, emotions overwhelming him after his final U.S. Open singles match, Michael Mmoh celebrated the biggest win of his career. It was the story of two Americans ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - John Isner and Sam Querrey used their big serves to blast the United States into a commanding 2-0 lead over Brazil in their Davis Cup World group first round tie on Friday. Isner sat ...

At the Winston-Salem Open, an overhead smash is commonplace, but an overhead airplane is downright disquieting. John Isner looked up occasionally during the semifinals Friday afternoon and followed ...

BEIJING – Rafael Nadal said he was braced for the “huge” serve of John Isner after Spain’s world number one bulldozed his way into the China Open quarter-finals on Thursday. The 16-time Grand Slam ...