John Isner is scheduled to play Paul-Henri Mathieu of France on center court in round 2 of the French Open on Thursday. Matches start at 11 AM local time, which is 5 AM Eastern. Isner vs. Mathieu will be the third match of the day on center court. If I had to guess, I'd say Isner's match will start somewhere between 8 and 10 AM Eastern.
As I said before, John will be playing against both Mathieu and the partisan crowd. As you can see in the video below, the French crowd loves this guy. Now just imagine the support he'll get on a much larger center court.
This will not be easy, but it's a match Isner should win. I don't think we'll see as routine an outing as John had in round 1. In fact, this could be one of those long matches John has become known for.
Here's the Fed Ex ATP Head 2 Head between Isner and Mathieu.
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