In Atlanta, John Isner takes his 5th title

The American John Isner won the Atlanta ATP tournament on Sunday for the fifth time in six years, dominating for the second consecutive year in the final his compatriot Ryan Harrison (5-7, 6 -3, 6-4)

Number one seed, Isner joins Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agbadi and Pete Sampras as the list of US tennis players who have won the same ATP tournament at least 5 times. Isner, 9th in the world, now has 14 titles on the professional circuit, his previous success dating back to the Miami tournament in April.

The 2.08m American giant, recent semi-finalist at Wimbledon where he lost after a match-marathon of more than 6:30 against Kevin Anderson, has won 31 games in Atlanta since the beginning of his career for only 4 defeats. Isner, 33, won three titles in a row between 2013 and 2015 and lost in the final against Australian Nick Kyrgios in 2016. Sunday in a two-hour game against Ryan Harrison, John Isner scored 21 aces and won 75% of the points behind his first ball.