The 32-year-old eventually launches toward the sky and at the last moment, Isner turns his wrist so the stringbed meets the ball, producing a devastating result. Just as he lifts his left arm to toss the ball into the air, slightly in front of him, his racquet-wielding right arm begins its own upward motion simultaneously. He bounces the ball between the legs of his 6’10” frame, and then again off the court three times with his racquet, and four times with his hand. It's a great workout.John Isner coolly steps to the baseline like he has thousands of times before. “At the end of the class, I'm drenched in sweat and completely exhausted. “ When I condition I think it's important to take the pounding off of my body, and I like to condition on the bike a lot,” he said. Isner attends classes in his home Dallas four or five times a week. So I'm very very lucky in that regard, but it's also not the most important thing in my life by any means,” Isner said.Īnother secret to Isner's success: SoulCycle. I mean tennis is something that has provided me such a unique experience for a job for the last 11 years of my life. “ There are a lot more important things going on in my life than tennis. The American married Madison McKinley last December, and his personal life has never been better. “ I'm very much looking forward to this clay-court season, of course, starting here in Houston then I'll have some time off, which I do think I need to work on my body, to get myself mentally and physically fit for the clay-court tournaments ahead.”Ĭordial isn't the only explanation for Isner's success. So it's something that the more you play on, the more comfortable you are moving on clay,” Isner said. I want a fast court for my serve, but I want a high-bouncing court for the rest of my game. “ If it's a warm day, the clay is a little bit fast, but it's also bouncing up high. But the red dirt can also favour a big man like Isner, who turns 33 on 26 April, depending on the conditions. Think of a clay-court stalwart and you likely think of a Spaniard or South American sliding to and retrieving every ball. Isner has played at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston every year of his career.Īt first glance, you might think the big American – 6'10”, 240 pounds – would struggle on clay. 9 in the ATP Rankings after making the 2012 final. He won the Houston title in 2013, and a year prior, he first reached No. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston, the only clay-court event in North America. Isner is the top seed again this week at the Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Lifting weights is a huge part of that for me, keeping myself strong, especially my lower body,” he said. “I'm extremely diligent with how I eat, and how I take care of myself.
Isner also does a fair amount of work on his own, when he's back home in Dallas or at a tournament and out of eyesight of Cordial. Escobedo Chasing 'Taste Of Success' In Houston
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