5 Players who might surprise in the 2018 US Open

# 5 John Isner

BB&T Atlanta Open - Day 7

John Isner is a surprise inclusion in our list as the American is a big threat when it comes to his powerful serves. The 33-year-old is capable of playing long rallies and can outclass the best players because of his deceptive moves during the run of play.

Isner has been involved in two longest matches to have ever been played in Wimbledon - one against Nicolas Mahut of France which lasted 11hr and 5 minutes in the 2010 Wimbledon tournament while the other one against Kevin Anderson of South Africa in this year’s Wimbledon semifinal match which lasted 6hr and 35 minutes.

Isner possesses destructive forehands that can floor his rivals and can be a tricky customer. Isner is equally good while playing groundstrokes but had once stated that he needs to improve more in that area. He won the Atlanta Open in July after beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final.