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Isner Wins Third Newport Title, 11th ATP World Tour Championship

Jul 24th 2017
John Isner

Notes:

- John Isner captured his third title in Newport, beating first-time finalist Matthew Ebden 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final
- The American adds to his 2011 (d. Rochus) and 2012 (d. Hewitt) titles in the Rhode Island city as he claims the 11th title of his career, all at the ATP World Tour 250 level
- Isner is expected to return to the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday
- The North Carolina native became the second player to win an ATP title without facing a break point since records began in 1991 (also Tommy Haas in Memphis 2007)
- Isner, who improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head vs the Aussie to 3-0, takes home $95,495  in prize money and 250 Emirates ATP Rankings points
- Ebden, who entered the tournament ranked No. 249, played his way through qualifying to reach his first tour-level final, earned $50,295  and 150 Emirates ATP Rankings points

Isner: “It’s hard to win a tournament. It’s no small feat to come out here and be the last man standing. I’m very happy about that. It’s been two years since I won a tournament, so I had that weighing on my mind. I’m very happy with how I played all week. It was a perfect week and I couldn’t ask for anything better.”

Ebden: “I’m not that tired to be honest. I definitely didn’t lose because of anything physical, which is great. It’s a lot of reward for a lot of hard work, a lot of years of sacrifice. It’s disappointing, but at the same time I have to be happy with my week.”