John Isner is Really Tall

John Isner has been in the news a lot since his record setting match at Wimbeldon last month. Yesterday, he competed in the final of the Atlanta Tennis Championship as he took on fellow American Mardy Fish. In the nearly 100 degree weather (I was told the court temperature was measured at near 150), both players fought hard with fish finally winning in a tie breaker after the third set. Each player was only broken twice, but it was apparent that the heat was getting to the 6'9'' Isner more than it was Fish.


The tournament took place at the Atlanta Athletic Club, which my wife's boss just happens to be a member of. He purchased multiple tables for the championship (his son was serving as one of the ball boys as well) so we got to sit in the second row of the VIP section. while sitting close to the court was great, the best part of the VIP section is the free beer, water, and soda that is brought directly to your seat. The heat would have been unbearable without the 5 liters of water I went through.

Here are my pictures from the event:

Our seats on the second row

The insane amount of water we drank to beat the heat


Isner gets ready to serve

This one clocked in at 129 miles per hour.