
In This 5-Setter, Isner Comes Up Short
For John Isner, it was probably just a sprint. Isner was back in five-set territory Saturday, going the distance against Marin Cilic in the third round of the Australian Open. This time,...
Marin Cilic
For John Isner, it was probably just a sprint. Isner was back in five-set territory Saturday, going the distance against Marin Cilic in the third round of the Australian Open. This time,...

Best man: FedererWho else? Past is not a foreign country for the Swiss, who in his golden era (2003-2006) stubbornly defeated his opponents playing like them, just better. Now, with surging...

Marin Cilic was rocking at 4-4, deuce, in the fifth set against Bernard Tomic, the 17-year-old from the Gold Coast, in the second round of the Australian Open. It was an insomniac’s...