Pour son dernier US Open, la der' de sa carrière, John Isner a terminé sur un superbe combat en cinq sets contre son compatriote et invité Michael Mmoh (3-6, 4-6, 7-6[1], 6-4, 7-6[7]). L'Américain a définitivement rangé les raquettes lors de cette soirée puisqu'il a également perdu au super tie-break en double avec son compatriote Jack Sock. La fin d'une belle carrière... Emu sur le court après la rencontre, le géant américain n'a pas pu retenir ses larmes non plus en conférence de presse. Une page se tourne pour le tennis américain.
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00:00 It's a range of emotions.
00:03 There's, you know, of course, a lot of disappointment
00:10 with the result of my singles match today.
00:15 But at the same time, you know, a lot of gratitude as well.
00:25 You know, just to have one last time, you know,
00:32 play in an atmosphere like that.
00:35 It was very cool.
00:36 And, you know, I--
00:40 you know, that's-- as I said on the court,
00:43 that's why I work so hard.
00:45 It's hard to explain how bad my body feels.
00:52 Like, I'm not just talking right now, because yeah, it does.
00:54 But just in general lately, and so everything
00:57 I do to get it ready to play, there's a lot that goes into it.
01:03 And because I wanted, you know, one more US Open,
01:11 and was able to get that.
01:13 So it was a fun match overall.
01:19 Of course, the result is disappointing.
01:24 But I'm proud of what I've achieved in my career.
01:29 Yeah, I mean, I--
01:33 you know, on the court, I like to think
01:38 I'm a good competitor.
01:39 I might not win every match, that's for sure.
01:42 And I might lose a lot of close matches.
01:45 I might get tight and choke a little bit on the court.
01:53 But you know, that happens.
01:55 But of course, I care.
01:57 You know, I love this sport, for sure.
02:02 And you know, I want to be remembered as someone who,
02:10 you know, competed pretty hard on the court.
02:16 I think I did that.
02:17 So-- but off the court, I think it's most important,
02:24 you know, within the locker room to have
02:28 the respect of my colleagues in the locker room.
02:32 And I think I have that, you know,
02:37 judging from how many people have spoken to me.
02:41 So you know, but tennis is--
02:47 it's been a huge part of my life.
03:02 So it's tough to say goodbye.
03:05 It's not easy.
03:10 But eventually, this day would come.
03:16 You can't really-- it's hard to prepare for the emotions of it.
03:20 But most importantly, you know, man,
03:28 I have an amazing life, for sure.
03:33 So I look forward to every second of that going forward.