Now that Andy Roddick has decided to take his tennis racket and go home, what does the future of American men's tennis look like? I guess it depends on who you ask. For our purposes, we'll take a look at the contenders for A-Rod's vacated (U.S.) throne. JOHN ISNER The 27-year-old Isner is best known for being freakishly tall (6-foot-9) and outlasting (I mean outlasting) Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in that three-day, more-than-11-hour opening-round match at Wimbledon two years ago. The North Carolina native boasts arguably the best serve in men's tennis, especially that lethal first-serve bomb. He's beaten the likes of world No. 1 Roger Federer (Davis Cup), No. 1-at-the-time Novak Djokovic...
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