John Isner, ace machine watch Australian Open 2013 - Page 3

Legend of Borg · 01-06-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by batz

Except they are. That's how come the big fella is a combined 1-4 versus Noel and Murray.

I'd love to see Isner do well at the AO - but those 2 guys are his worst nightmare.

Didn't Isner pull off a match from Nole at IW?

Inb4 Isner is anti-Djokovic lol.

ark_28 · 01-07-2013, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Legend of Borg

Didn't Isner pull off a match from Nole at IW?

Inb4 Isner is anti-Djokovic lol.

That was a big win for John! In the last two years Novak has only lost once at Indian wells or Miami and it was that match v John!

ark_28 · 01-08-2013, 04:48 AM

John seeded 12th for the Australian Open which is fantastic news the big is likely to give many guys in the draw fits in Melbourne with his huge serve on what we are hearing are quicker courts this year!

TennisCJC · 01-08-2013, 05:29 AM

I like Isner personally as he seems like a decent kid, but no way he is a dominate player over a slam tournament. He might make the quarters and he might spring a big upset, but he is not going to beat 4 or 5 quality opponents in a row in best of 5 set matches. Great serve, good ATP level FH, slight below average BH, movement below average which impacts his FH and BH in rallies, slightly below average return, and slightly below average volleys. Australian courts are not the best for his game either as they traditionally are slower than Wimby and the USO.

You cite wins over Federer and Djokovic but those are like career days for John. I have also seen him lose to others ranked outside the top 10 make he look very vulnerable. On some days, he looks like he cannot get 3 or 4 shots in a row in the court.

Round of 16 is good tourney for John and quarters would be exceeding expectations.

HvyFriend · 01-08-2013, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ark_28

...on what we are hearing are quicker courts this year!

Got a source on this? I'd love to read about this year's courts at Melbourne.

edmondsm · 01-08-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dominikk1985

that is the Problem when you cannot return. ripping aces and FH winners at your own serve is great but if you always go to the tiebreak you will also lose some even against lesser Players. that means Long matches.

he can beat anyone in a single set but also lose since every set with him will come down to a handfull of Points (usually in the tiebreak)

Yeah I don't expect he'll ever make a deep run at a slam. His runs at the USO were over achievements imo. The matches are too long and his always come down to a handful of points, like you said.

What's surprising is how poorly he's done at Wimbledon. Can't even make the 3rd round.

ark_28 · 01-08-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TennisCJC

I like Isner personally as he seems like a decent kid, but no way he is a dominate player over a slam tournament. He might make the quarters and he might spring a big upset, but he is not going to beat 4 or 5 quality opponents in a row in best of 5 set matches. Great serve, good ATP level FH, slight below average BH, movement below average which impacts his FH and BH in rallies, slightly below average return, and slightly below average volleys. Australian courts are not the best for his game either as they traditionally are slower than Wimby and the USO.

You cite wins over Federer and Djokovic but those are like career days for John. I have also seen him lose to others ranked outside the top 10 make he look very vulnerable. On some days, he looks like he cannot get 3 or 4 shots in a row in the court.

Round of 16 is good tourney for John and quarters would be exceeding expectations.

Sure they were some of his best wins! But nearly everyone on the tour can't beat Novak or Federer and if they did it it would be their best win!

John has also taken Nadal to five on clay and Novak as well in Davis Cup!

His serve bamboozles players not just because of the pace but also the wicked bounce and movement that he extracts! He's going to be very tough to beat in Australia!

Ellipses · 01-08-2013, 01:05 PM

The sheer amount of exclamation marks is making my head spin.

PrinceMoron · 01-08-2013, 01:36 PM

If he is in Murray's half of the draw, he might as well book an early ticket home now.

PrinceMoron · 01-08-2013, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellipses

The sheer amount of exclamation marks is making my head spin.

More than a Cisco router booting up.

Doubles · 01-08-2013, 05:36 PM

Isner won't make the quarters. You heard it here first.

Onehandedbackhand · 01-08-2013, 06:51 PM

Isner might not make the third round. His knee is giving him all kinds of trouble.

Limping around and losing to Harrison right now is not a good thing.

Relinquis · 01-08-2013, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Doubles

Isner won't make the quarters. You heard it here first.

Agreed, but i beat you too it (post no. 34)

Are you guys watching the qualifiers? They're being streamed on youtube.

tacou · 01-09-2013, 06:57 AM

John said he's probably not going to play AO and if he does he will win 1-2 matches at most.

Sad...his Hopman Cup match was ugly but he showed some nice touch and ground strokes against Harrison, you should just tell his movement wasn't there...and when John's "movement" is hampered he really has no chance.

batz · 01-09-2013, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tacou

John said he's probably not going to play AO and if he does he will win 1-2 matches at most.

Sad...his Hopman Cup match was ugly but he showed some nice touch and ground strokes against Harrison, you should just tell his movement wasn't there...and when John's "movement" is hampered he really has no chance.

Well that sucks.

http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/.../#.UO2V7-QifTo

Ark will be gutted (exclamation mark)

ark_28 · 01-09-2013, 10:03 AM

Let's hope he makes a speedy recovery! If he can play the Aussie open still then that will be fantastic news for the tournament if not though the rest and time off will keep him fresh his serve is likely to be an even tougher prospect come Indian Wells and Miami!

ark_28 · 01-09-2013, 11:42 AM

nikdom · 01-09-2013, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ark_28

Isner seemed to pick up a slight niggle at the Hopman Cup but thankfully he seems to be on course for the Australian Open!

This is a player that at 6ft 9 has a sporting idol who was in the NBA and not tennis but has ferocious power off the serve and forehand!

The proof is in the pudding that on his day he is the most devastating player in the world! Last year he took the racket out of Federer's hand to beat him in Switzerland in the Davis Cup before beating Djokovic in Indian Wells!

Isner also has the record for the most aces in a match (113). The ferocious power plus enormous serve from such a height mean that if John gets it all together he is going to be unstoppable come the Australian Open which gets underway on January 14th in Melbourne.

I'd like some of this pudding you speak of.

Prodigy1234 · 01-09-2013, 04:35 PM

Isner pulls out of AO.

Bobby Jr · 01-09-2013, 05:38 PM

Well Ark 28's thread has turned out to be a rather pointless one.

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