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Djokovic takes Rogers Cup from Federer
by Ioana Madalina Tantareanu

Novak Djokovic considers his victory over Rafael Nadal, in the Rogers Cup semifinal, one of the biggest of his career. Djokovic solidifyed himself as a serious contender, by defeating world No. 1, Roger Federer, and winning the $2.45 million Master Series event. Djokovik stated: "It's a dream come true to win such a strong tournament as this and to win against probably the best player ever in the sport". This is Djokovic's first win in 5 matches against Federer, and his fourth tournament win this year. Djokovic also became the first player, since Boris Becker in 1994 in Stockholm, to beat the world's top three players - No.3 Andy Roddick and No.2 Rafael Nadal. He also manage to rise from No. 83 to the top 20 in the last year alone. Federer broke Djokovic to finish off the second set but the Serbian standout broke back to open the hird. Federer rallied to tie it at 4. Djokovic took over in the tiebreaker, finishing off Federer with a drop shot followed by a lob that fell inside the line. Federer's attempted return through his legs struck the net and Djokovic fell to his knees to celebrate. Federer remanis with 49 career tournament victories, tied with Becker, and he only getss $200,000 this year while Djokovic gets $400,000.

by Ioana Madalina Tantareanu for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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