BANGKOK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- John Isner blasted 21 aces en route to a first-round win Monday at the $608,500 Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok.
Isner, seeded eighth and ranked 41st, used the big serves to get past wild-card entrant Kittipong Wachiramanowong in the hard-court tournament 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5). The match was even -- both players won 97 points -- but Isner sneaked through with the tiebreaker win.
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