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CBSSports.com: The Joker prevents possibly 'biggest match of all time' at Open
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By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
NEW YORK -- Mats Wilander said it would have been "the biggest match of all time," but it won't happen this year -- and maybe never.
Rafael Nadal made it to the U.S. Open final; Roger Federer didn't.
It was the man they call the Joker, Novak Djokovic, who ruined the plot, tore up the script, defeating Federer, 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, Saturday in a semifinal of brilliance and surprise.
Read the full story here.
© 2010 CBS Interactive. All rights reserved.
The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
NEW YORK -- Mats Wilander said it would have been "the biggest match of all time," but it won't happen this year -- and maybe never.
Rafael Nadal made it to the U.S. Open final; Roger Federer didn't.
It was the man they call the Joker, Novak Djokovic, who ruined the plot, tore up the script, defeating Federer, 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, Saturday in a semifinal of brilliance and surprise.
Read the full story here.
© 2010 CBS Interactive. All rights reserved.
Tags: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, U.S. Open
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