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• Djokovic made it to his 10th straight Grand Slam semifinal by beating No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro a 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a 3-hour, 6-minute tennis masterpiece that featured Djokovic deftly turning defense into offense, sometimes in the span of a single shot, and del Potro often shaking his head, wondering what the heck he had to do to get a point off this guy.
• A match worthy of two former U.S. Open champions, playing in the sport's biggest stadium under the lights.
• "I didn't expect anything less," Djokovic said.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Friday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2012. There are 115 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Sept. 7, 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place during the Napoleonic Wars as French troops clashed with Russian forces outside Moscow; although France won a short-term victory, Russia was able to ultimately drive out Napoleon's invaders. (The battle was commemorated by composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with his "1812 Overture.")
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• On this date:
• In 1533, England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.
• In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House.
• In 1892, James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquess of Queensberry rules.
• In 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York.
• In 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London.
• In 1957, the original version of the animated NBC peacock logo, used to denote programs "brought to you in living color," made its debut at the beginning of "Your (Continued on page 62)
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