Isner Records 300th Career Win
Isner Records 300th Career Win
The American achieved the feat with his second-round win on Wednesday over Kyle Edmund
No. 15 seed John Isner recorded his 300th career tour-level win on Wednesday with his second-round victory at Roland Garros. The American defeated #NextGen star Kyle Edmund of Great Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
In customary Isner fashion, he hit 18 aces throughout the contest and only four double faults, in addition to saving three break points, all in the second set. He was equally impressive from the baseline, finishing the day with 36 winners to 22 unforced errors. The No. 15 seed fittingly closed out the match with an ace to move into the third round.
“I’m feeling better and better,” said Isner. “I lost a lot of tough matches and was sidelined a bit with injuries. Now that I’ve won two matches here, I feel I can keep going.”
Isner will now play Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia. Gabashvili leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry by 2-1, but Isner’s lone win over the Russian came on clay at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Madrid in 2014.