John Isner, who only a few weeks ago burst onto the international tennis scene by fighting his way to the finals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic before losing to Andy Roddick, may be on his way to causing some more trouble at the U.S. Open.
Last night in his opening round match, Isner dispatched a guy with two hockey names -- Jarkko Niemenen -- in four sets on his way to a 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory.
The difference for Isner? Well, it was that monster serve that Washingtonians got to know so well at the Legg Mason. Here's what Niemenen told Liz Clarke of the Washington Post:
"This is the best serve I have seen on the court," Nieminen said. "When it was tight -- when I had break points -- he always made the first serve, every single time. It was very difficult to read his serve. And even if you have such a good serve, it's mentally demanding to win matches against top players."
Still don't know enough about Isner? No worries, as there's still time to hop on the bandwagon. For a refresher, here's an interview I did with him right after his Legg Mason quarterfinal win over Tommy Haas:
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