John Isner defended his BB&T Atlanta Open title, beating the unseeded Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-4.
The top seed served 15 aces and won 85% of his first serves. Isner's return game was also effective. He had two break points in the match, and won them both. Sela did have a chance on the Isner serve in the second set when he had a break point, but the Isner serve was too strong.
Atlanta has been a happy hunting ground for Isner. He has won the title twice now, been runner-up twice and a semi-finalist. This year's victory earned him 70 ATP ranking points and the lead in the U.S Open Series.
Isner, who has commited to play every week of the Series, will now play Washington where he will defend finalist points after losing to Juan Martin Del Potro in last year's title match.