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Bad day at the office for Novak Djokovic

By Greg Garber
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Djoker drubbed PARIS -- Rarely has a defeat been as galvanizing as Novak Djokovic's 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) loss to Rafael Nadal two weeks ago in the semifinals at Madrid. It was a taxing, four-hour marathon and featured an astonishing three match points for Djokovic before the world No. 1 finally put him away. Even when Roger Federer won the title a day later, Djokovic was given much of the credit. Suddenly, his queasy history of mental and physical anxiety, all those questionable retiremen ...

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