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PARIS - Hard-serving John Isner was broken a total of once through his first three French Open matches. His opponent Sunday, Tomas Berdych, needed all of one game Sunday to equal that total, breaking Isner at love to begin their fourth-round encounter. As omens go, it was telling. The 10th-seeded Isner failed in his bid to become the first American man in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros since Andre Agassi in 2003, losing serve once in each set of a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat against No. 6 Berdych of the Czech Republic. "It was big. I mean, it wasnt huge, but I started off a little slow," said Isner, best known for winning the longest match in tennis history, 70-68 in the fifth set, at Wimbledon in 2010. "Just wasnt as lively — everything really — at the very beginning of the match." The 6-foot-10 Isner, who lives in Florida, was the last of the eight U.S. men in the draw. No American man has made it to the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam tournament since 2011. There is one woman from the United States left in singles at the French Open: No. 15 Sloane Stephens, who faces No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania in the fourth round Monday. Isner recognizes this is a fallow period for a nation that produced the likes of Agassi, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier not too long ago, along with other past Grand Slam champions such as Bill Tilden, Don Budge, Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. Right now, there are no Americans in the top 10 of the ATP rankings; Isner, who is 11th, is his countrys only member of the top 60. "Im the No. 1 American now, which isnt as cool as being the No. 1 American in the 90s or something, or the 2000s," the 29-year-old Isner said. "Its pretty neat to say, but its nothing I would brag about or anything like that." Isner has lost seven consecutive matches against top-10 opponents and he never really got into the match against Berdych, the Wimbledon runner-up and a French Open semifinalist in 2010. Berdych broke again to open the second set, then waited until Isner was serving at 1-all in the third to get that sets lone break. "Quick breaks in each of the sets," said Berdych, who erased the two break points he faced. "Thats something which really helps through all the match, especially with a guy like John." By the end, Isner was muttering to himself between points. He slammed his racket against his leg, bending the frame, then folded the handle in half and chucked it behind his changeover bench at Court Suzanne Lenglen. He was outaced by Berdych, 11-7, and wound up with more than twice as many unforced errors, 29-13. "He was a lot better than me today, and thats really all it was to that match out there," Isner said. "He was just the better player." ___ Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich Robinson Zapata Jersey . Many of those eyes are in the United States of America, a country that the sport has wanted on its side for some time. 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Special teams co-ordinator Tom Quinn injured a calf on Sunday in a loss to Jacksonville when he turned to let players know there was a punt team alert and pulled a muscle. He wore a boot at practice Wednesday as the Giants, the losers of seven straight, started preparations for Sundays game against the Titans in Tennessee.The 68-year-old Coughlin is at a loss to explain the injuries. The team worked on reducing soft-tissue injuries this season, but most of the players who have gone on injured reserve have had injuries that have resulted surgery or will require surgery.I feel badly for any player who has his heart and soul in what hes doing and is denied that because of an injury, Coughlin said. I feel badly for them and, then again, we speak to the opportunity that comes to the next in line. And weve had a lot of next in lines, Ill say that.The biggest changes this week will be on the offensive and defensive lines.With Schwartz out for the season after playing in only two games and Justin Pugh returning from a quad injury, the offensive line will have the same look as it had for the first 10 games. Pugh will replace Schwartz at right tackle and the rest of the line will be Will Beatty at left tackle, Weston Richburg at left guard, J.D. Walton at Center and John Jerry at right guard.Pugh, who missed the last two games, said the goal is to win a game, finish strong and compete. Those who dont may not be back next season.This is the time you have to go out there and make sure you are playing hard, but you dont want to think aabout it that way either, Pugh said.dddddddddddd That is such a negative thought. You go out there and play hard and have fun with your teammates.For defensive end Damontre Moore, this will be the chance that many have wanted to see. The athletic second-year player probably will move into the starting lineup with Kiwanuka and Ayers sidelined. He already has shown he can rush the passer. He has to show he can also stop the run.This is a great opportunity for him, defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins said. You dont want the opportunity with that type of situation happening. But its here and presenting itself and he has to take full advantage of it, and I think he will.Safety Antrel Rolle said this has been a weird year in terms of the number of injuries. However, he refused to use injuries as an excuse for the current record and missing the playoffs a third straight year.Obviously, this is a disappointing season for everyone, Rolle said. You have to go out there and keep fighting, that is all you have at this point.The Giants have been in position to win their last three games, but failed to make plays in the fourth quarter.Quarterback Eli Manning said the Giants have not stopped working hard despite their weekly failures. They have not won a game since Oct. 5 .We know weve got to play better and guys want to do that. There is no quit in this group, he said. Were going to work out tails off to get that win.NOTES: OT James Brewer (concussion), LB Mark Herzlich (concussion) and RB Rashad Jennings (ankle) did not practice Wednesday. DT Cullen Jenkins (calf), LB Jameel McClain (knee), CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (back-shoulder), LB Jacquian Williams (concussion-shoulder) practiced on a limited basis. ...Titans quarterback Zach Mettenberger played with fellow rookie Odell Beckham Jr. at LSU. When asked about Beckhams one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago, Mettenberger didnt hesitate. 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