Complex sentence: Mardy Fish was the defending champion, and in a repeat of the previous year's final, Fish successfully defended his title, defeating his compatriot John Isner, 3--6,7--6 (8--6), 6--2.
Split into simpler sentences: Mardy Fish was the defending champion, and in a repeat of the previous year's final, he successfully defended his title by defeating his compatriot John Isner. This time the score was 3--6,7--6 (8--6), 6--2.