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This is how fast dreams can burst: a few days back Bjorn Borg identified Djokovic as the #2 favorite to win Wimbledon, and now Djokovic has already exited the tournament, losing his second-round match in straight sets to ex-world #1, two-times Grand Slam winner and former Ozeki Marat Safin, 4-6, 6-7, 2-6.
This aborts Djokovic's Yokozuna run; instead he goes as kadoban Ozeki to the U.S. Open where he will need to reach the quarterfinals to defend the rank. But given how the young Serb has shaken the tennis world in the past 15 months, it would be a surprise if he would not bounce back from this defeat.
Djokovic's compatriot and fellow Yokozuna candidate Ana Ivanovic had to fight tooth and nail to keep her chances alive, edging out Natalie Dechy of France, a former Komosubi, by the smallest of margins, 6-7, 7-6, 10-8.
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