Brooksby topples six-time Atlanta champion Isner to reach semis
Jenson Brooksby edged out John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday night and will play No 4 seed Frances Tiafoe in the next round
Sep 6, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Jenson Brooksby of the USA hits to Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day eight of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. || Panoramic
No 6 seed Jenson Brooksby edged out second seed John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to move into the last 4 of the Atlanta Open at the Atlantic Stadion on Saturday night.
After dropping the opening set Brooksby never faced another break point and managed to break the 37-year-old American’s serve three times, including critically in the seventh game of the final set to take a 4-3 lead.
Isner fired 24 aces to just four for Brooksby but only won 12 of 25 second-serve points.
Brooksby, ranked No 43, will face No 4 seed Frances Tiafoe next.
Brooksby defeated Tiafoe in their lone meeting last year at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
Brooksby won against Frenchman Benoit Paire (6-3, 6-1) and Mackenzie McDonald (6-3, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round, Isner, ranked No 25, edged out wildcard Ben Shelton (7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (3)).
Atlanta ATP 250, other quarter-finals results (Atlantic Stadion, hard, USD 792.980, most recent results first):
- Frances Tiafoe beat Brandon Nakashima (8): 6-4, 6-2
- Alex De Minaur (3) beat Adrian Mannarino (LL): 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
- Ilya Ivashka beat Tommy Paul (5): 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
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