For Roger Federer, 2008 was a year of missed opportunities. He started the year as the unchallenged king of the game. But the aura was diminished by a series of losses, only for the king to emerge once again. The semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic was the first sign that this could be the year [...]
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September 10, 2008US Open: Paes, Black win mixed doubles title
September 5, 2008Leander Paes and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black won the mixed doubles title at the US Open on Thursday, beating Briton Jamie Murray and American Liezel Huber 7-6 (6), 6-4. The fifth seeds saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak before breaking once in the second to clinch their first Grand Slam title together. Black hit [...]
