ATLANTA -- Top-seeded John Isner and second-seeded Kevin Anderson set up what Atlanta Open officials will be the "tallest" final in ATP Tour history. The 6-foot-10 Isner beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Saturday, and the 6-8 Anderson topped American Ryan Harrison 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the night semifinal. Isner is 5-3 as a pro against Anderson, and they played several times before that. "Weve been playing each other since, I think the first time was the fall of 2005 (when Isner was at the University of Georgia and Anderson at Illinois)," Anderson said. "We both serve quite well. ... I definitely think there have been times when the success hes had has pushed me to do well." Isner lost in the Atlanta finals in 2010 and 2011 to fellow American Mardy Fish. "Its my third final here, and I would certainly like to win it but Im not putting any extra pressure on myself," Isner said. Isner took the first set against Hewitt, winning 88 per cent of all points on first serve and 68 per cent on second. Ther American had 10 of his 21 aces after ringing up 50 in his first two matches of the tournament. "My weapon is my serve," Isner said after breaking the Australian with a cross-court forehand to end the set. "His weapon is his return so it was a fun match." Hewitt, the former world No. 1, began figuring out the booming serves and spinners, and broke Isner twice to win the second set. "He anticipates so well," Isner said after moving to 2-4 against Hewitt. "Hes not one of those guys that goes back to the fence and (waits for hard serves). Its similar to (No. 1 Novak) Djokavic. He just absorbs 140 mph serves from me. If I dont hit my spot, its coming back." Hewitt was not available after the match because he and countryman Chris Guccione were resting for a late doubles semifinal match against Britons Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray. In the third set, the players stayed on serve until the tiebreaker, but not without scares. At 3-3, Isner fought off triple service break with five straight service winners. "It doesnt look good for me if I go down a break 4-3 in the third," Isner said. "That was a huge game, massive game, and . . . saved the match for me." He also survived a break before going up 6-5. Isner took leads of 3-0 and 4-1 in the tiebreaker. Hewitt clawed back to 5-5 with one more serve. After returning it, Isner moved forward. That had not worked well earlier as hed bumped several short Hewitt volleys back into the net. But the big guy didnt want to bang balls back and forth. A defensive backhand slice went hard left beyond Hewitts to put Isner up 6-5. "A guy like (Hewitt), chances are hes not going to tighten up and make a loose mistake. And hes better than me from the baseline," Isner said. "At that moment, I was a little bit tired . . . and I wanted to play that point aggressively." When Hewitt sent Isners next serve far wide right, the American pushed his ATP-best tiebreaker mark to 24-6 while Hewitt fell to 5-6. In the only Isner-Anderson match this year, Isner won in straight sets in February in Delray Beach, Fla. The second-seeded Anderson, from South Africa, is ranked No. 21 in the world, and will move into the top 20 with a win. Isner is No. 22 with a chance to pass Sam Querry (20) as the highest-ranked American with a win. Carlos Lee Jersey Large . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Jeff Bagwell Jersey Large . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. http://www.customastrosjersey.com/custom-andy-pettitte-jersey-large-136y.html . PAUL, Minn. Custom Jimmy Wynn Jersey . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- One of the hottest shooting guards in the NBA hooks up with one of the coldest shooting backcourts in the league Sunday night when the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns meet for the second time this season.Kevin Durant poured in 37 points when the clubs dueled Oct. 30 in Phoenix, leading Golden State to a narrow 106-100 victory.Stephen Curry hit nine of his 17 shots, including five 3-pointers, that night, but things have since changed for the leagues reigning Most Valuable Player.Curry had his record-breaking, 157-game streak with at least one made 3-pointer end three games later against the Los Angeles Lakers, and hes been making opponent pay ever since.He set another record three nights later, burying 13 from long range against New Orleans, and followed that up with a total of 11 more in subsequent wins over Dallas and Denver.Curry enters Sundays game having scored 103 points in his last three games, making 24 3-pointers and 34 of his 55 shots in all.Not at all surprising, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after Currys 46-point barrage against the Pelicans on Monday. Hes done it throughout his career where he comes right back off of a bad game and lights it up.The bad news Sunday for the Suns is that another Warrior -- Durant -- has a bounce-back motive after seeing his run of 72 games scoring at least 20 points come to an end in Thursdays victory at Denver.Durant had 18 points in the win, which was Golden States third in a row.Having been offf since Thursday, the Warriors face a Suns team that endured a tight game Saturday night, and then traveled after it.dddddddddddd.The Suns were beaten 122-104 at home by the Brooklyn Nets, a game Phoenix trailed 102-100 before the visitors ran off 17 straight points to send Phoenix to its third defeat in its last four outings.The loss was as much a product of bad shooting by the Suns as it was the late flurry by the Nets. Suns guards Eric Bledsoe (1 for 8), Devin Booker (5 for 18) and Brandon Knight (2 for 13) combined to miss 31 of their 39 shots on a night when Phoenix shot a season-low 37.4 percent.Suns coach Earl Watson said his guards fell right into the trap set up by the Brooklyn defense.This is the first team that played defense the way they played it, the coach observed after the game. They did a great job of taking away the paint.The Suns fired up 107 shots, most in the NBA this season. Almost one-third of them (33) were 3-pointers, probably not a good idea for a team thats shot 29.4 percent from beyond the arc this season, the third-lowest figure in the league.One reason the Suns have found themselves shooting more from the perimeter of late has been the absence of center Tyson Chandler, who has missed the last three games following the death of his mother.The Suns are hoping to get Chandler back for Wednesdays game at Denver. ' ' '
