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Isner advances to Round of 16 at Wimbledon

John Isner of the United States plays a shot during his Men's Singles first round match against Yannick Maden of Germany on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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John Isner of the United States plays a shot during his Men's Singles first round match against Yannick Maden of Germany on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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July 6, 2018

Former Georgia Bulldogs tennis player John Isner advanced to the Round of 16 at Wimbledon on Friday.

Isner defeated Radu Albot from Moldova, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. The victory pushed Isner into his first Round of 16 at Wimbledon. Ranked No. 10 in the ATP World Tour rankings, Isner will face Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked 35th, Monday in England.

Isner played at Georgia from 2004-07 and was a four-time All-American. Isner holds the UGA record for career singles (138), doubles (138), and combined (276) wins.

Earlier this week, Isner defeated Yannick Maden 6-2, 7-6, 7-5 on Monday and Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5 on Wednesday.

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