ATP Newport: Isner beats Gojowczyk, Auger-Aliassime has detention
Four-time Newport winner John Isner (ATP No. 22) is in the quarterfinals after beating Peter Gojowczyk.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jul 14, 2022, 07:50 am
Isner won 6:3, 7:6 (6) against the Munich player and thus extended his winning streak in the classic lawn to nine. Isner last won the tournament in 2018 and 2019. Most recently he had not played in Newport. "This never gets too old, even as I get older," Isner joked of audience support . The American is 37 years old, "who knows how many tournaments I still play and how often in Newport," he mused.
Isner broke Ivo Karlovic's career aces record at Wimbledon and now has 13,772 aces after beating Gojowczyk at Newport. He had converted his match point accordingly.
"FAA" has to end today, Murray fights through
The top seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime, on the other hand, has to go into overtime. He was leading 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 5 against Jason Kubler when the match had to be interrupted due to darkness.
Andy Murray advancedafter a hard fight against Max Purcell .