ATP: The double Isner has to make a decision
John Isner has won the Sunshine Double in doubles with two different partners. However, the prospects of appearing at the ATP Finals in Turin are rather limited. If he doesn't decide on a playmate soon.
by Jens Huiber
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Apr 05, 2022, 03:11 pm
As of now, John Isner has a place in his pocket at the ATP Finals in Turin. As a duo with Jack Sock, Isner is in seventh place in the annual ranking, which would just about be enough. The good news: Isner's first pursuer is - himself. Because after the triumph with Hubert Hurkacz in Miami, this pairing ranks eighth in the Race to Turin. what to do big john
Well, the serving giant has decided to take a break from pair skating for the week in Houston. While Jack Sock would have been potentially available (as was Miami), he prefers to duet with Nick Kyrgios. Who in turn leads the race. And with Thanasi Kokkinakis you can actually book a trip to Italy in late autumn with certainty.
Mektic and Pavic defeated
If Isner also has these ambitions, he will soon have to commit to a permanent partner. In singles, qualifying for the season finale would be a full-blown surprise, actually unimaginable after the course of the season so far. In doubles, on the other hand, anything is possible. Not just on hard court. And especially when Jack Sock shows up more often. Isner himself after winning the title in Indian Wells called him the best doubles player in the world, and not even by a narrow margin.
In any case, the situation at the top of the doubles charts is confusing: Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic are currently only in 17th place in the race, the best full-time doubles are Wesley Koolhof and Neill Skupski. Surprising third at the moment: The Italian warhorses Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli. Who would of course be only too happy to take a home game in Turin with them.