vic -- joke of it -- djokovic faces john isner in quarters. julienrray beat benneteau. more of the same from the reigning wimbledon champion in set two. the match finished 60-2, 6-2 -- 6-2, 6-2. murray will bpl -- play berdych in the last eight. was comprehensively dismantled in his first set. federer responded well, edging it 7-5 to set up the deciding set. the world number five kept his hopes of a sixth cincinnati title alive, winning the decider. and nadal booked his place in the quarters by beating dimitrov. dimitrov produced some stunning shots to level it in the second set. nadal responded by winning the deciding set. nadal's victory sets up a quarterfinal meeting with roger fetter. -- federer. recently crowned wimbledon champion marion bartoli shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport, aged just 28. she announced her retirement after her second-round loss to simona halep. thehe explains, 13 years on professional circuit has taken its toll on her body. shown many signs of exhaustion since the beginning of the year. a lot of injuries. i h

spant yard was facing john isner in the cincinnati open final, and though he had to work hard for his first victory there, he won in straight sets 7-6, 7-6 in about two hours. that's nadal's 26th win in a masters, the fourth in a row this year, after madrid, rome and montreal. and with this win he's back at world number two. that's all the sports for now. thanks for watching "france 24." stay tuned for more news. >> be part of "france 24"'s experience iphone. just download the new application. it's free and simple to install. sends your photos and stories to our photo editorial team and become our eyes on the ground. and it will keep you up to date on international news in real time. "france 24" on the iphone, more coverage than ever before. news accessible anywhere, any time, in english, french and arabic. >> "france 24" on the iphone, your part of the news. >> we're in front of the cathedral of christ of save yomplet it was inside this church that we gave our performance on february 21, 2012, which led to the criminal investigation and then the prosecution. >> at the place of her su

the masters final french open champion rafael nadal survived eleven aces two out giant american john isnerseven six seven six and secured back to back hardcore titles for the first time in his career the spaniard also wanted montreal the week before and has now equalled another drop of that record of five martyrs crowns inish single season it was also his fifteenth time over. on to the bikes where much of g.p. lead that mark mark at twenty is third straight victory off the dominating the indianapolis grand prix from pole honda teammate danny producer came second while yet another spaniard defending champion jorge lorenzo completed the podium twenty year old rookie market and now leads the standings by twenty one points from pedrosa with their info fourteen points at the back. while russian surrogate of another set and sweden's underage simonson kind of surprise victory for mercedes in the fourth race of the f.b.i. a.g.t. series at the slovak hearing fellow miss sadie's pat maximillian group and a long day has dominated the previous race in the netherlands but this time around crashed out o

. >>> the top seeded american in the match, john isner, advanced after an easy 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 victory. >>> recent evidence about concussions, chief of football operations ray anderson said today if the league's competition committee finds enough evidence this season that hitle to the knees are becoming a problem that the nfl could that i action including possibly fines and suspensions. well speaking of knees, redskins robert griffin iii could be cleared as soon as thursday, when he will meet with his surgeon. he declared himself 100% recovered from the off-season knee surgery. >>> two athletes face to face and the best may win. but in thailand, they're bringing a new perspective to the age old sport of boxing. >> ray hay is there. >> here is an added incentive osucceed. the participants are all quighted criminals. competing in a number of sports for the title of best behind bars. for skills and attributes they can use in the outside. >> being involved in this has made me more disciplined. i feel better than i was outside. being achieving makes me a better person and gives me something

>> give you a guy, john isner, a hard court guy. huge server. 135 miles an hour plus.ago he played. nadal in the finals in cincinnati. he played him to two tiebreak sets. 7-6, 7-6. he could stand on the court with the best. playing in a draw. losing in a tiebreaker. getting his first serve in. he is basically unbeat anlable on his serve. puts pressure on the opponents that they capitalize in their own serve. quick fact. last time a men's u.s. tennis player won a grand slam, 2003, andy roddick. we're talking about ten years ago. the last time a u.s. men's tennis player won a grand slam. it's been a long time. >> john, i think in all of that, i think he's saying there's a chance maybe. >> little bit of a chance. on the women's side. >> men, not so much. >> serena. 3-1. still playing great. venus won. sloan stevens. an up and comer. what do you think about the women's side? >> venus and serena williams. winners monday. serena williams, won, just as dominant. if serena is playing her best. nobody will touch her. if serena plays her b game. she's probably going to win the u