John Isner, the player who served the most aces in an ATP tournament and winner of the longest match in tennis history, was eliminated by Michael Mmoh in the second round of the US Open. It was the last single match in the career of the 2.08-meter “giant”.

John IsnerPhoto: Garrett Ellwood/AP/Profimedia

John Isner has retired from tennis after being knocked out of the 2023 US Open

“Big John” said goodbye to the ATP circuit after more than 17 years of playing at the highest level.

Isner started the match very well against Mmoh and won the first sets 6-3, 6-4, but lost the next three in dramatic fashion: 7-6(3), 7-4, 7-6(7).

John also missed a match point at 5-4, 40-30 in the deciding set.

At the end of the match, in which he had 48 aces and 94 shots, Isner gave a short speech: “This is what I’ve worked for my whole life to be able to play in this atmosphere. Of course I’m not going to win them all, but to play in front of this crowd and have that kind of support is special. Thank you”.

Just a few hours later, John Isner also played in the first round of doubles, where he teamed up with Jack Sock (another player in the final tournament of his career). The two Americans were defeated by Robert Galloway / Albano Olivetti 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3).

Who is John Isner? Most aces in ATP history and longest match in tennis history

Isner participated in the longest match in tennis history, a match played at Wimbledon in 2010.

Then John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played for 11 hours and 5 minutes, the match lasted three days. In the end, it was 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 in favor of the American.

The main weapon was John, the American served perfectly from a height of 2.08 meters.

Isner was ranked No. 1 in the American ATP rankings for nine consecutive seasons and was consistently in the TOP-20 from 2010 to 2019.

In addition, the American holds the record for the number of aces on the ATP circuit: 14,470.

John Isner won 16 ATP championship titles during his career, 14 of which were obtained after competitions held in the USA.

The world’s top ranked player was ranked No. 8 (as of July 16, 2018), won 489 matches (in singles), lost 317, and earned more than $22.3 million in tennis prize money.

At the Grand Slam level, Isner reached the fourth round at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2018, and at the US Open his best result was a quarter-final appearance (2011, 2018).