Comments on: Thank You, John Isner http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/ Talk about players, tennis and that hidden bistro around the corner! Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:10:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: rflader http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/comment-page-1/#comment-80 rflader Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:57:15 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/#comment-80 donner you're nuts (congrats on the job by the way). isner's bh seemed pretty consistent to me, and he has VERY good touch around the net for a big guy. Wish he would play more aggressively on his return games. From what I've seen, isner is MUCH more intelligent and knows how to use his game a little better than querrey at this point which makes sense as i think he is 3 years older. i've heard querrey say that "all he does his try to hit the ball as hard as he can." although it is simple, and kind of humorous, that mentality ain't gonna consistently win you matches on the highest level. donner you’re nuts (congrats on the job by the way). isner’s bh seemed pretty consistent to me, and he has VERY good touch around the net for a big guy. Wish he would play more aggressively on his return games. From what I’ve seen, isner is MUCH more intelligent and knows how to use his game a little better than querrey at this point which makes sense as i think he is 3 years older. i’ve heard querrey say that “all he does his try to hit the ball as hard as he can.” although it is simple, and kind of humorous, that mentality ain’t gonna consistently win you matches on the highest level.

]]> By: donner24 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/comment-page-1/#comment-77 donner24 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:56:33 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/#comment-77 Jeremy i think you sell yourself short with your net game, i would use the words smoothly efficient... The big difference that I've seen with Querrey and Isners' games is that Querrey naturally looks like he wants to be a baseliner and has the ability to do so (although mobility is the question)...Isner seemed to lack a BH, although he could slap around some pretty big forehands..I didnt get to see him volley that much in the match, but what i did see wasnt all that impressive (not to say he's a bad volleyer, but i didnt see anything to make me think he could make a tough first volley and finish off the point consistenly) and obviously his serve is huge. It seems like both of these guys (as well as most Americans these days on the tour) are fitting the mold of they're going to be dangerous in the second half of the season (Grass and faster Hard Court portion) and wont make much noise at any other time... Jeremy i think you sell yourself short with your net game, i would use the words smoothly efficient…

The big difference that I’ve seen with Querrey and Isners’ games is that Querrey naturally looks like he wants to be a baseliner and has the ability to do so (although mobility is the question)…Isner seemed to lack a BH, although he could slap around some pretty big forehands..I didnt get to see him volley that much in the match, but what i did see wasnt all that impressive (not to say he’s a bad volleyer, but i didnt see anything to make me think he could make a tough first volley and finish off the point consistenly) and obviously his serve is huge.

It seems like both of these guys (as well as most Americans these days on the tour) are fitting the mold of they’re going to be dangerous in the second half of the season (Grass and faster Hard Court portion) and wont make much noise at any other time…

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Jeremy Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:29:51 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/#comment-76 Craig, you are correct. As a person with a net game most would describe as "not good," I typically view movement only as side to side, and never really look at up and back. Isner certainly closes the net with as much "explosivneness" as anyone. Another dog in the fight could also push Querrey and Young to raise their games, just as our 90's guys pushed off each other, so could these newbies. Craig, you are correct. As a person with a net game most would describe as “not good,” I typically view movement only as side to side, and never really look at up and back. Isner certainly closes the net with as much “explosivneness” as anyone. Another dog in the fight could also push Querrey and Young to raise their games, just as our 90’s guys pushed off each other, so could these newbies.

]]> By: Craig Hickman http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Craig Hickman Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:13:29 +0000 http://www.grandslamtennistours.com/blog/2007/08/thank-you-john-isner/#comment-75 I'm not sure I saw Isner's mobility as pretty awful. He's big and long and gangly and certainly doesn't move like Venus Williams, but he's explosive when moving forward (he only has to take two steps to get to the service line) and that gave him the opportunity to hit some pretty easy volleys. Given his college record and what he demonstrated in DC, he knows how to win. Five straight matches 76 in the third is a remarkable achievement for any player at any level. Means he's one tough cookie. That will take him far. And no one will want to see him early in the draw on a fast surface. He's already defeated a top 10 player and made the finals of an ATP event. The same can't be said for Sam Querrey or Donald Young, or any other up and comer in American tennis. He has the potential to do quite well. I’m not sure I saw Isner’s mobility as pretty awful. He’s big and long and gangly and certainly doesn’t move like Venus Williams, but he’s explosive when moving forward (he only has to take two steps to get to the service line) and that gave him the opportunity to hit some pretty easy volleys.

Given his college record and what he demonstrated in DC, he knows how to win. Five straight matches 76 in the third is a remarkable achievement for any player at any level. Means he’s one tough cookie. That will take him far.

And no one will want to see him early in the draw on a fast surface.

He’s already defeated a top 10 player and made the finals of an ATP event. The same can’t be said for Sam Querrey or Donald Young, or any other up and comer in American tennis.

He has the potential to do quite well.

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