There’s no place like dwelling for John Isner.
After an empty journey Down Under to begin his season, the American earned his first win of 2023 on the Dallas Open, only a brief drive from his dwelling within the Texas metropolis. The fifth seed defeated Chun-Hsin Tseng 7-6(5), 7-6(1) on Tuesday night time to get off the mark on the yr.
“I would love to win some tennis matches in Australia. It just never happens,” stated Isner, who has reached the Australian Open fourth spherical twice. “I usually play my finest at dwelling, within the United States, and that is really dwelling.
“I’m a homebody and very lucky to, of course, have this tournament here in my backyard. I’m happy to move on. I’ve got to keep improving, and I think I can.”
One yr in the past on the inaugural Dallas match, Isner reached the semi-finals however bowed out to eventual champion Reilly Opelka after a 46-point tie-break—the longest singles tie-break in ATP Tour historical past.
On Tuesday, the American made fast work of Tseng by comparability within the one-hour, 47-minute match. Though he couldn’t convert on any of his 5 break probabilities within the opening set, Isner hit 22 aces and performed two sturdy tie-breaks to win in what was simply his fifth match since fracturing his left wrist on the 2022 US Open.
“He’s a great player,” the 37-year-old stated of Tseng. “He’s younger, he is very quick, he is nice from the again of the courtroom, significantly better than I’m.
“I had to use my serve to my advantage. Truthfully, the first set should have been a lot easier. I was a little bit worn out after that first set, emotionally. But I was able to stay even in second set and I played a really, really good tie-break. I’m very happy I’m not still on this court. I want to go to bed!”
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Isner will subsequent face qualifier Zachary Svajda or Daniel Altmaier.
In earlier Tuesday motion, sixth seed J.J. Wolf scored a 6-3, 6-3 win in opposition to countryman Brandon Holt in his first motion since reaching the Australian Open fourth spherical. Wolf dominated on serve, hitting 9 aces and profitable 93 per cent of his first-serve factors. He didn’t face a break level within the match, changing on three of his six break probabilities.
The 24-year-old will meet Radu Albot within the second spherical after the Moldovan beat Liam Krall 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, denying the Southern Methodist University star a win in his ATP Tour debut.
Seventh seed Marcos Giron received an all-American matchup with Alex Rybakov, 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-1, whereas eighth seed Adrian Mannarino superior with a 7-6(6), 6-2 victory in opposition to American Steve Johnson.
All 4 seeded gamers in Tuesday motion on the ATP 250 superior to the final 16, the place they be a part of prime seeds Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Denis Shapovalov and Miomir Kecmanovic.
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