Tennis Player John Isner Hopes to Shed Reputation as "Marathon Man"
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| Don't call him Marathon Man. |
But John Isner tells the Palm Beach Post he doesn't want to be known as the guy who competed in a marathon tennis match. Isner's Wimbledon win last summer earned him the label of tennis' "Marathon Man" for a game that lasted more than 11 hours over the course of three days.
He and Nicolas Mahut were passing fuzzy balls to one another for almost half a day. Add in the profuse sweating and hearty grunts and you may as well be talking about a whole 'nother ball game, boys. The
25-year-old Isner, who will be competing in the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach February 18-22, admitted the match isn't what he wants to be known for."Yeah,
it did get a little tiresome talking about what myself and Nicolas did
that day -- or those three days, I should say," Isner told the Palm Beach Post.
Well, it's all good. We're sure you'll set some new records in the Delray tournament.
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