The 'serve king' retired after the US Open
"After more than 17 years on the ATP, it's time for me to say goodbye to tennis," Isner, who has four children with wife Madison, wrote on social media on August 24. "The life transition won't be easy, but I look forward to spending time with my family. The US Open will be my last."
Isner not only holds the ATP ace record, but is also the fastest serveer in the world. The record of the American tennis player was recorded in the 2016 Davis Cup, with a speed of 253 km / h. During his career, the 38-year-old tennis player won 16 titles, culminating in the 2018 Miami Masters.
Isner participated in the longest match in tennis history, with Nicolas Mahut in the first round of 2011 Wimbledon. The American player won the 11-hour and five-minute match, 6-4, 3-6, 6- 7, 7-6, 70-68.
Isner also engaged in another persistent match at the tournament, which led to Wimbledon changing the rules in the fifth set. The grass-court Grand Slam dropped the rule of winning two games in the decisive set, switching to a super tie-break series, after seeing Isner and Kevin Anderson fight each other for six hours and 36 minutes in the 2018 semi-finals, in which the set The final score was 26-24 for Anderson.
Isner won 488 and lost 316 in his career, once rising to number eight in the world and earning more than $22 million. He once won all three people in the "Big 3", including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Isner will meet Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta in the first round of the US Open. The last Grand Slam tournament of the year took place in New York, starting from August 28.