Thursday, December 25, 2008

John Isner gets wild card to Aussie Open


John Isner of the United States has won the USTA wild-card tournament to go to the Australian open main draw next year.

The 6-foot-9 isner of Tampa, FL is ranked 144 in the world, and beat both Donald Young and Jesse Levine at Boca Raton to get a wild-card. Isner played all four majors in 2008, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to Fabrice Santoro aka The Magician, of France.

The Australian Open is from Jan 19 to Feb 1.

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