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Mardy Fish has showed his good form once again by defeating John Isner in a tightly fought three set final in Atlanta, winning 4-6, 6-4, 7-6. It as the first set Fish lost all tournament.
It is another impressive result for Fish who has made three finals in his last four tournaments, winning Newport two weeks ago and being runner up at Queens before Wimbledon.
Fish claimed 250 points and nearly $100,000 dollars for the win.
“This is as top as I’ve ever been,. I’ve never won two tournaments in one year, I’ve never won two tournaments in a row, and on the ATP Tour, I’ve never won 10 matches in a row. It’s probably as good as it’s been… It was a little lucky to pull through.Today was an extremely physical match just with the heat. He’s no fun to play, that’s for sure. He gives a lot of people a lot of trouble.”
In reference to his recent good form after significant training Mardy said “It feels great, obviously putting in the work. This is what we wanted to do. This is where we wanted to be. These are the types of matches we targeting in October when we were rehabbing the knee. It feels like a long time ago. It feels great.”
John Isner has also had some great results this season as well as participating in the longest ever match at Wimbledon. “I’ve made four finals this past year and I’ve lost my last three all in three sets. That’s hard to swallow, but it hasn’t stopped me from progressing. I know if I keep putting myself in this position it’s going to happen, and I know I will keep putting myself in this position.”
