Kamlesh Barjati
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NEWPORT: Top-seeded John Isner beat Karol Beck 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Isner entered the tournament on a wild-card entry after No. 1 seed and defending champion Mardy Fish withdrew when he was selected for the United States Davis Cup team.
After Fish withdrew, Isner took over the grass-court tournament's No. 1 seed by virtue of his No. 46 overall ranking in the world, which is the highest of any competitor in Newport this week.
A No. 1 has never won the title in the 35 years of the tournament.
Isner won the longest match in the history of tennis last year at Wimbledon, outlasting Nicolas Mahut in 11 hours, 5 minutes.
Mahut was also playing a first-round match on Tuesday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Top-seeded-Isner-advances-at-Newport/articleshow/9119160.cms
Isner entered the tournament on a wild-card entry after No. 1 seed and defending champion Mardy Fish withdrew when he was selected for the United States Davis Cup team.
After Fish withdrew, Isner took over the grass-court tournament's No. 1 seed by virtue of his No. 46 overall ranking in the world, which is the highest of any competitor in Newport this week.
A No. 1 has never won the title in the 35 years of the tournament.
Isner won the longest match in the history of tennis last year at Wimbledon, outlasting Nicolas Mahut in 11 hours, 5 minutes.
Mahut was also playing a first-round match on Tuesday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Top-seeded-Isner-advances-at-Newport/articleshow/9119160.cms