The importance of the serve cannot be overstated. It can start points productively and end them instantly. It can repeatedly demoralize an opponent, as well as save energy over the course of a long ...

NEW YORK — When it was all over — not just the match but the remarkable career he wove together out of an extra tall body, a massive serve and a willingness to embrace what he was and wasn’t on a ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — John Isner’s preparations for the U.S. Open hit a setback Thursday when a sprained ankle forced him to withdraw from the Winston-Salem Open hours before his quarterfinal. Isner, ...

John Isner retired from professional tennis after playing at the U.S. Open, bringing an end to a career that included one Grand Slam semifinal appearance and a victory in the longest match in the ...

North Carolina native John Isner once rose to the No. 8 spot in the tennis world rankings. Thursday marked his final match as a professional tennis player. Isner suffered a loss against fellow ...

An emotional John Isner survived the first match of his swan-song tournament, beating Argentina’s Facundo Diaz-Acosta 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) on Tuesday at the U.S. Open. “It’s not goodbye yet,” Isner, who ...

NEW YORK — John Isner admitted a few days before the start of his final U.S. Open that, while he’s going to miss the intense competition of professional tennis from a career that began in 2007, ...