American wins 7-6 (3),3-6, 7-6 (5) over 17-times grand slam winnerWorld No13 Isner avenges US Open fourth round loss to FedererRoger Federer finally cracked under the unrelenting serve of John Isner, and losing 7-6 (3),3-6, 7-6 (5) to the American in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday.
The 17-times grand slam champion looked like he might grind out a win, and saving all six shatter points and fighting back from 6-2 down in the decisive tiebreaker. But the Swiss star’s resistance ended when Isner – who had 27 aces in the match – hit a looping serve to Federer’s backhand on his next match point.
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Source: theguardian.com