Fresh off the biggest title of his career and a return to the Top 10, John Isner will take the court for a very strong American team that takes on Belgium in the Davis Cup quarterfinals later this week.
Isner pulled off a lot of firsts in Miami this year. Not only was the ATP Masters 1000 title by far the biggest title of his career—his previous 12 all came at the 250 level—but he beat two Top 5 players at the same tournament for the first time in his career (Marin Cilic and Alexander Zverev).
The result pushed him from No. 17 back to his career-high of No. 9, which he first reached in 2012.
And now, just days later, Isner makes his way to Nashville, Tennessee for the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a stacked American team by his side, including fellow Top 20 players Sam Querrey and Jack Sock, as well as Steve Johnson and Ryan Harrison, who are currently just outside the Top 50.
TC Live discusses the Davis Cup shakeup: