Isner dumped out of Valencia Open

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: John Isner of the United States prepares to serve during his Gentlemen's Singles third round match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: John Isner of the United States prepares to serve during his Gentlemen's Singles third round match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Published Oct 21, 2014

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Fifth seed John Isner crashed out of the Valencia Open in the first round to Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 on Tuesday.

The American, who has only won two matches in four visits to Valencia, lost the opening set on a tiebreak after neither man could make an impact on the other's serve.

And world number 21 Robredo got the all-important break in the penultimate game of the match before serving it out for a first win over Isner in four attempts.

Robredo will face Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu in round two.

The top three seeds David Ferrer, Thomas Berdych and Andy Murray all get their campaigns underway on Wednesday. – AFP

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