Or did Novak Djokovic lose? (I suppose that in any tennis match there is a little of both going on at the same time.)
The young Serb did seem a little humbled by the packed court—as Federer clairvoyantly predicted after losing to Djokovic in the Montreal final before the Open. The big points—the ones where he could have won sets—eluded him. I think there were about eight such points.**
But he won’t be Novak Chokavic for long. He’s 20 flippin’ years old. In a year he’ll be a better match for R-Fed.
* Correction: there were only seven set points, according to the NY Times’ US Open blog. Also from the Times, an interview reveals that Djokovic has something that Federer apparently doesn’t: a self-deprecating sense of humor.
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