13,000 and counting - John Isner is chasing the ace record
In his opening game at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati,John Isner beat the 13,000 ace of his career. For him, however, this should only be a stopover on the way to the record currently held by Ivo Karlovic.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Aug 18, 2021, 06:22 pm
Anyone who browsed the ATP social media pages in the past few days could not get past a video. In this, Reilly Opelka told about a conversation with Buddy John Isner about the definition of the term "Servebot". Ultimately, the two Americans came to the conclusion that, alongside them, Kevin Anderson, Milos Raonic and Ivo Karlovic were among the biggest machines on the tour.
It is also Ivo Karlovic who has beaten the most aces of all time so far. A proud 13,709 serves passed the opponent unaffected in the career of the 42-year-old. A value that only John Isner can keep up with. Because since his opening game in Cincinnati is also the world number 26. arrived at the proud club of the 13,000 aces men.
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Thanks to 26 additional free points in the three-set win over Cameron Norrie, Isner now has a total of 13,004 aces. "Very cool. I know that I am within striking distance of Ivo, maybe to reach this record. If it stops soon, it will certainly be a milestone that seems achievable (...)", said the American after his First round game.
Isner got the next chance to top up his ace account on Wednesday against Jannik Sinner. However, the 36-year-old does not feel any additional pressure in view of the record hunt: "I would like to hold this record, I will not shy away from it. We will see if I can achieve it."