John Isner joins Carolina Hurricanes players on Zoom call

John Isner is a well-known supporter of the American NHL team, Carolina Hurricanes and now he also joined some of the players on a Zoom call.

The tall American also dropped a puck for a game back in 2019. Now, he joined in a little talk show 'Checking in with Tripp' when he talked to some of the guys from Carolina Hurricanes. Isner spoke about their friendship as well as tennis skill.

“Willy is actually a pretty good tennis player, but I’m not going to give it to him because he’s 40 years old,” Isner joked. “In terms of potential, I like Marty’s game a lot. He’s a lefty, very quick and whips the ball around. You could tell he played at least a little bit of tennis growing up. More importantly, he returned my serve a couple of times!

“You guys stand at the net and redirect slap shots coming 100mph and I think it’s pretty similar to returning a serve at that speed. I was very impressed with everyone at the indoor courts that day."

“Moving around is something that big guys always work on. I’m never going to be the fleetest of foot, but I move pretty well for my size and think I’ve gotten a little better at it as I’ve gotten older,” Isner said. “I just turned 35 and with my style of play, I think I can play for at least another two or three years. I hope the last thing that goes in my game is my shoulder strength and serve.”

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