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A 20-year race is over – and Novak Djokovic has won
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Novak Djokovic showing the world what winning a 23rd Grand Slam title means to him.
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On July 7, 2003, the day after he won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and said “I’m so far away (from Pete Sampras’ seven titles), I’m just happy to be on the board”, Roger Federer was ranked No. 3 in the world.
That Wimbledon a rising Spaniard lost in straight sets in the third round and his victor, Paradorn Srichaphan, would say: “He got a big shot... He could be a great player in the future.” Rafael Nadal was No. 61 on July 7.
