John Isner is our guest for the 20th episode of Baseline Intelligence. John has reached a career high rankings of 8 in the world in singles, and 14 in the world in doubles. He's won 24 ATP titles and has amassed 29 wins against top 10 ATP opponents. He has 5 career wins over "the big 3" and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2018.
We talk:
2:56 His first leap as a junior tennis player
4:25 A pivotal invasion call at Kalamazoo
6:48 Why he chose the college path
9:19 Learning to work hard at UGA
11:30 Our match at national indoors
15:32 Playing Federer at the US Open
19:10 The most challenging member of "the big 3"
23:12 Jumping into the top 10 in the world
25:16 Advice for playing tiebreakers
26:48 What his experience on tour has taught him
30:20 One coaching experience that helped him
33:34 The epic Wimbledon match
39:33 His best serve tips
42:00 Back to back fantasy football championships
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