Blog Posts by John
Check out the biggest tennis party in Tampa Bay!
Posted on Oct 20, 2008 by John Isner
On November 8, 2008, head to the Mayor’s Residence in Plant City, Florida and check out an exhibition match between me and my good friend Mardy Fish. It will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida.
Tagged: tampa bay pro tennis, mardy fish, makeawish foundation
Getting Ready for Roland Garros
Posted on May 24, 2008 by John Isner
May 24,2008 Hello everybody! Today was my full first day in Paris, and the city is as beautiful as I expected it to be. The people here are extremely friendly and I have been treated exceptionally well by the numerous people running the tournament. I got a real good practice session in today with Jonas Bjorkman. My coach Brandon Wagner was on the court with me the whole time as we worked on certain things that I will use in my gameplan tomo...
Getting Ready for Roland Garros
Posted on May 23, 2008 by John Isner
Hey there everyone: I am just arriving in Paris after competing in the Hypo Group Tennis International in Austria. I was very pleased with how I played in Austria, especially since it was only the second tournament that I have ever played on red clay. I defeated Simone Vagnozzi of Italy in the 1st round 6-3,6-2 and then lost to Nikolay Davydenko in 3 sets. Davydenko is so tough especially on clay, so being able to take him to 3 sets on red...
SAP Open in San Jose
Posted on Feb 19, 2008 by John Isner
I will try to keep all of my fans updated on my results as I play at the SAP Open in San Jose. It feels great to get back on the court after I have been sidelined for about a month because of a stress fracture in my left foot. I played my first round match last night and I defeated a very tough opponent Florent Serra. I won the match 7-6(5), 6-4. After winning the first set in a tough tiebreaker I knew I was in for...
Tagged: sap open, san jose, florent serra, tommy haas, robert kedrick
A Home Crowd
Posted on Dec 8, 2007 by John
It was such an honor to play in front of a home crowd at the Greensboro Coliseum! And it was a pleasure to play the exhibition match against my good friend Mardy Fish especially since I beat him 6-3, 6-3! Thanks to everyone who came out and watched – it really was an honor to play at home.
Tagged: greensboro, 2007, mardy fish
