John Isner bears an exhaustively-discussed historical burden thanks to this summer's Wimbledon, rolled his ankle in Cincinnati two weeks ago, and is playing tennis at the U.S. Open like he doesn't have a care in the world.
Isner dispatched Portugal's Frederico Gil in less than two hours, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, and moves on to face Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in round two.
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