In 2007, Jeremy Wariner leads an American sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the track and field world championships. See more sports moments from this date:
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Wariner wins in a personal best 43.45 seconds, with LaShawn Merritt taking silver and Angelo Taylor getting bronze. It’s the first medal sweep for any country in the men’s 400 at the world championships.2007 — Exactly 28 years to the day, No. 3 Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek tie the U.S. Open record for most games played in a match. Djokovic outlasts Stepanek 6-7 , 7-6 , 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 , in the four-hour, 44-minute match.
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