John Isner saved all four break points he faced to surge past Austria’s Dominic Thiem on Tuesday in Beijing. But the American couldn’t handle Thiem’s offerings on this beauty of a point.
Ah, but pretty ‘tweeners do not make wins. Isner snared the 7-5, 6-1 victory behind 16 aces to reach the round of 16 in Beijing. Isner will face Australia’s John Millman next, and could face Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.