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DG- Tall - D retiring

GradyDawg85

John Isner retiring from tennis w/14K+ aces and 16 titles.

Two things...

...can you imagine trying to get a shot past him and his 6' 10" frame when he was at the net?

and

...if he were arriving on campus today, think CKS would approach him and say, "Hey big guy, ever hear of Darnell Washington?" ;^)

Thanks to him for repping the G outstandingly and best to him and his fam in the next stage.

https://www.msn.com/en-za/sports/tennis/john-isner-announces-retirement-from-professional-tennis/ar-AA1fHACk

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Bdw3184

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/32374/dg-tall-d-retiring

Amen, and well done!

Thanks for the post of this DGD!

Kasey

I think Mike White would call dibs on him

Dawgwired

DGD…I have no proof of this but think he might be the all time leader in tie breakers. He hardly ever lost a serve and tended to not break many either. His matches were always entertaining too. He was a force and would’ve thought he could’ve kept it going on the doubles side for a while with his net presence and serving!!

Bum

He sure was easy to spot in the bar back in the day. Wonder how many times fratstars asked if he played basketball.

He was always smiling, good dude.

TurkDawg

Cool post, thanks! I remember enjoying UGA tennis in the 80s, watching Mikael Pernfors make those tall guys look silly at the net with his passing shots and topspin lobs.

I also remember Allen Miller from my high school winning the NCAA doubles title. Team Tennis was way fun to watch with 6 matches going on simultaneously!

Woof woof woof 🐶

GradyDawg85

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/704670#Comment_704670

@TurkDawg - there were a number of good players on that high school team with Allen. One of the few times yelling "HHS is the best" was legit.

BrettGarr

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/704563#Comment_704563

Or Kirby would try to put 40-50 pounds on him. 🙂

Bdw3184

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/704834#Comment_704834

🤣🤣🤣😎👍!!