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Tue 09 Sep 2008Cilic gives Djokovic the fright of his life
TENNIS US OPEN: AT THE TIME of the French Open, Serbia's Novak Djokovic was making bullish noises about challenging Rafael Nadal for the world number two spot.
Since then Nadal, retaining his title at Roland Garros and then winning at Wimbledon for the first time, has accelerated away into the blue yonder, leaving both the Serb and Roger Federer staring into the distance. Neither will depose Nadal by the end of the year - but one of them will hope to leave here with the US Open title.
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