ISNER DOWNS ALMAGRO FOR TITLE

Written by: Staff on 14th April 2013

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, Florida

ISNER DOWNS ALMAGRO FOR TITLE

epa03640663 John Isner of the USA returns the ball against Marin Cilic of Croatia during their third round match at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami, Florida, USA, 25 March 2013. EPA/RHONA WISE |

RESULTS – SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013

Singles Final

[5] John Isner d [1] Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 63 75

SINGLES NOTES

– Isner claims his first career title on clay, and the sixth of his career.

– Isner fired a tournament record 64 aces in the match, surpassing the previous mark of 60 set by Pete Sampras

– Isner is the fourth active American player to win an ATP clay court title, joining Mardy Fish (2006 Houston), Sam Querrey (2010 Belgrade) and Ryan Sweeting (2011 Houston)

– Almagro and Isner are the top two players on the ATP World Tour for aces this season. Through Sunday, Almagro leads the circuit with 266, while Isner has hit 258.

– Almagro is now 12-7 in ATP finals in his career. All 19 finals have come on clay.

– THANK YOU for all your coverage during the week. Looking forward to seeing you again April 7-13, 2014!