Post Tagged with: "James Blake"
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Djokovic beats Fognini in Indian Wells, Tsonga eliminates Blake
Novak Djokovic entered the round of 32 after a three-setter, Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also through at BNP Paribas Open. After Nole’s furious start – he delivered his challenger Fabio Fognini a bagel nineteen minutes into the match – few would have thought he would be stretched to three [...] -
Karlovic beats Sock in Indian Wells, Blake and Davydenko also win
James Blake, Ivo Karlovic and Nikolay Davydenko stay in the tournament after winning their first round Indian Wells 2013 clashes. Croatian veteran Karlovic was lucky to avoid a first round Indian Wells exit in the match against 20-year old US player Jack Sock. Not many points were won against the [...] -
Seppi and Mayer reach QFs in Metz, Blake eliminated
Andreas Seppi knocked out Vincent Millot in straight sets, while James Blake wasted his opportunities against Florian Mayer in the second round of Moselle Open in Metz. Seppi and Mayer will now meet in the quarterfinal. 222nd-ranked domestic player Millot never looked like upsetting fifth-seeded Italian Seppi in their second [...] -
Monfils and Blake through to second round at Moselle Open in Metz
James Blake and three French players, Gaël Monfils, Benoit Paire, and Vincent Millot progressed into the second round of Moselle Open in Metz. None of their opponents extended the match into three sets. Seventh seed French Monfils, who conquered Metz in 2009, is staying in competition at this year’s Moselle [...] -
Raonic beats Blake and faces Murray in fourth round of US Open
Fifteenth seed Milos Raonic storms past James Blake in a three-setter and sets up a fourth round US Open match against Olympic champion Murray. Rising star Raonic humbled experienced American Blake in straight sets. Former number four Blake reached two US Open quarterfinals when he was at his prime, but [...] -
US Open Round One: Nishikori Through Easily, Blake and Granollers will Meet in R2
Kei Nishikori defeats Guido Andreozzi, 6-1 6-2 6-4 Kei Nishikori gets early break over the 21-year old Argentinean Guido Andreozzi, who is ranked no. 222 in the world and playing at his first Grand Slam. Andreozzi had qualified for the USO and has had a solid season on the Challenger [...] -
Roddick eliminates Blake in Winston-Salem, Goffin ousts Troicki
Fifth seed Andy Roddick won the battle of the Americans as he overcame James Blake in two identical sets 7-6 (6) 7-6 (6) to make it to the third round of the Winston-Salem Open. Blake broke Roddick very early on in the match, but the former world no.1 and US [...] -
American wild cards Blake and Harrison through to second round at Winston-Salem
Wild card holders James Blake and Ryan Harrison made it safely through to the second round of the Winston-Salem Open. Blake fired seven aces on his way to victory against the Spaniard Albert Ramos, prevailing in straight sets 6-4 6-3. Next up for the American will his countryman and no.5 [...] -
Nishikori, Raonic Rally from Behind to Advance into 3rd Round in Cincy
14th seed Kei Nishikori was forced to battle back from a set down against American wildcard James Blake in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Struggling on his serve in the opening set, the 32-year old Blake was able to break twice to take [...] -
Resurgents Blake and Hewitt given US Open Wild Cards
2001 US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt and 106th ranked James Blake have been confirmed as wild card entrants for this year’s Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows by the USTA (United States Tennis Association). Both Hewitt and Blake have enjoyed something of a career revival this tennis season, and as such [...] -
American Wildcards Blake and Baker Survive 1st Round in Cincy
Wildcard Brian Baker overcame two tight sets to pull an upset and defeat the 15th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. With little between the two players, Baker was able to come through when it counted, winning both sets in tiebreakers. The American’s career was halted for 5 years due to injury and [...] -
Querrey continues incredible run to face Dolgopolov in the Citi Open Semis
Sam Querrey of the USA continued his current impressive form to beat the tournaments third seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa. Querrey, seeded number eight, had a struggle to get through his first round against Russia’s Andreev, but has beaten some good opposition since, without dropping a set. The big [...] -
Top Seed Benoit Paire to Meet Micheal Russell in LA Second Round
France’s Benoit Paire’s top seeding allowed him safe passage into round 2 of the Farmers Classic in LA, avoiding any potential first round stumbling blocks. His second round opponent will be Michael Russell who defeated fellow American Jesse Levine in straight sets on LA’s hard court. Russell looked comfortable throughout [...]
