Isner Defeats 26th Seed

[Seppeh]

NEW YORK -- Nothing subtle about John Isner. Everything about him is super-sized, from his 6-foot-9 frame to his 140 mph serves.

Add in large expectations, too, which will only increase now that Isner played the very first Grand Slam match of his nascent career Monday at the U.S. Open and won it. Fresh out of college, Isner smacked 34 aces to knock off 26th-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-4.

ESPN - Isner picks up big upset, sails into second round - Tennis (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen07/news/story?id=2993159)

Good for John. Hopefully he can have a successful pro career, he is already looking like he might.

[hmsdawgs]

Isner rolled through his second match last night and will face off against the greatest player to every pick up a racket, Roger Federer.

I think the cindarella story comes to an end here...although, Isner may serve well enough to take a set off of Roger.

[Gator2753]

I always root for the underdog. I hope the old SEC boy can pull off an upset over Federer. My current fav players are Roddick & Robby Genapri (Atlanta boy)
But as long as Federer and Nedal are healthy, everyone else will be fighting for a #3 ranking.
Good luck Isner!