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Sharapova, Djokovic emphatic statements set the bar for 2008

By Patrick McEnroe
ESPN

Monday, January 28, 2008

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The first Grand Slam event of the season has concluded -- but not without its share of triumphs, upsets and, in some cases, cliffhangers. The 2008 Australian Open witnessed the emergence of a charismatic Frenchman the world knew little of and a stalwart performance by a Russian woman the universe has been entranced by for years. After two weeks of grueling, grinding and punishing tennis on a rookie playing surface, the top five story lines from Down Under wrote themselv ...

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