Isner goes from epic to out at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - One day after winning the longest tennis match in history, John Isner lost the shortest men's match at Wimbledon so far this year.

It was back to normal for defending champion Roger Federer, who showed he was back at the top of his game by sweeping Arnaud Clement in straight sets to reach the fourth round.

Marathon man Isner looked weary from the outset Friday, required treatment for a neck injury and was beaten by unseeded Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.

The second-round match was over in just 1 hour, 14 minutes, and the five games won by Isner is the fewest by a male player this week.

It was a complete turnaround from Isner's epic three-day victory over Nicolas Mahut, which lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes and went to 70-68 in the fifth set.

What's more, Isner served no aces Friday after hitting a record 112 against Mahut.

"I've never been this exhausted before," Isner said. "Mentally and physically, I was obviously a bit drained. I just didn't have much in the way of my legs. I was just low on fuel out there. Didn't really have a chance."

Isner received a standing ovation when he walked onto the court. He immediately lost his serve - something that didn't happen once in his never-ending fifth set against Mahut.

"The turnaround time - he just didn't have enough time to get his body right," said Isner's coach, Craig Boynton. "He's one tired boy."

Federer looked perfectly fresh as he demolished Clement, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, playing like the old grass-court master himself after being stretched to five sets in his first-round match and four in the second.

He left Centre Court to a rousing standing ovation. "I get standing ovations 99 percent of the time - doesn't matter if the performance was great or not so great," he said. "I think they're happy to see me, and they love tennis . . . But of course, when I end up winning, and they give me a reception like this, it feels good at the heart."

Federer won't play again until Monday. "I'm excited about having a weekend off, because it's been a tough first week," Federer said. "Not as tough as Isner and Mahut, of course, but still somewhat tough mentally."

The man Federer has beaten in three Wimbledon finals, Andy Roddick, served 28 aces in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to make the round of 16.

Venus Williams moved into the fourth round by beating Russia's Alisa Kleybanova, 6-4, 6-2.

Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters won in straight sets to set up a fourth-round showdown Monday. Clijsters beat Maria Kirilenko, 6-3, 6-3; Henin defeated Nadia Petrova, 6-1, 6-4.