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7/26/10 9:14 PM | Johan Lindahl
John Isner is hoping that his next final will be against a foreigner after losing his last three against his best friends in the game.
The Wimbledon marathon man was unable to hold onto his early lead as he went down in in the Atlanta final to Mardy Fish in three sets.
Isner said that he's now desperate to improve his record in title bids after losing three of his four this season. His only success came at the start of the year in Auckland when he beat Frenchman Arnaud Clement.
His other losses were closer to home - good mate Sam Querrey in Memphis and Belgrade and Fish at the weekend in the steamy South.
"I just hope the next time I can play someone else," said Isner. "It's tough to play a friend. You are never able to bring your A game.
"This is the third final this year that I could have won. it's disappointing - four finals this year and I've lost my last three. It stinks to lose a final."
Isner said that he cannot imagine tennis conditions anywhere in the world as hot as they were during his Atlanta week. "Conditions were brutal. The first hour of the (2;45 final) was the hottest, it took a lot out of both of us. I've never played in conditions this hot and humid. We were both just scrapping it out.
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Kudos to both Mardy and John for grinding it out.
mara002 , 7/27/10 6:50 AM