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| New World No. 10 John Isner knocked off World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in their BNP Paribas semifinal matchup at Indian Wells on Saturday. |
Who says Americans can’t hang with the ‘big boys’?
New, World No. 10 John Isner pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday by beating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (5) in a thrilling semifinal showdown.
Isner fired a whopping 20 aces against the multi-faceted Djoker and finished the match off with a blistering 135 mile per hour offering.
Isner is the first American player to beat a world No. 1 since respected veteran James Blake defeated Federer in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
"It's something that you don't experience every day," Isner said. "I was just trying to take it all in."
Isner connected on a whopping 74 percent of his first serves, but he’ll have to duplicate his Herculian feat in order to top World No. 3 Roger Federer in Sunday’s BNP Paribas final at Indian Wells.
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