Toronto tournament a test for shot-clock innovation

This week's Toronto Masters is serving as a test bed for a time saving shot-clock innovation, with Wimbledon semi-finalist John Isner fully on board with the idea.

A trial run of the 25-second on-court countdown clock which began last week at the ATP-WTA tournament in Washington will run through the US Open, with the Tours then expected to make decisions about continuing the innovation.

Eighth-seed Isner is confident the plan will work well and will not be a source of extra tension or distraction for players.

"I played the one match with the shot clock, and I didn't find it to be an issue at all," the American said on Monday.

"I didn't feel rushed. And I'm generally one of the slower players as well. I don't bounce the ball a lot or pick at things, but I just kind of take my sweet time behind the baseline before I serve."
"We're trying to be sensible here."