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Weary Isner ousted at Wimbledon

| June 26, 2010 9:00 PM

WIMBLEDON, England - One day after winning the longest tennis match ever, John Isner lost in about 75 minutes.

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

Isner had no aces after hitting a record 112 in his epic three-day victory over Nicolas Mahut.

"I've never been this ex-hausted 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."

Starting shortly after noon in warm sunshine, Isner received a standing ovation when he walked onto court. He immediately lost his serve - something that didn't happen once in his 70-68 fifth set against Mahut.