News for 'American James Blake'

Blake upset in San Jose

Blake upset in San Jose

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The American was beaten by world number 103 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in the second round.

Blake keeps Masters Cup chances alive

Blake keeps Masters Cup chances alive

Rediff.com23 Oct 2008

James Blake beat German Nicolas Kiefer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Swiss Open to keep his Masters Cup qualifying chances intact.

Blake, Granollers-Pujol in Houston final

Blake, Granollers-Pujol in Houston final

Rediff.com20 Apr 2008

Top seed James Blake cruised into the final of the US Clay Court Championship with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Spaniard Oscar Hernandez on Saturday. In Sunday's final, Blake will face another Spaniard in Marcel Granollers-Pujol, who came from a set down to beat American Wayne Odesnik 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Saturday's first semi-final.

Blake eases past Nishikori in Houston

Blake eases past Nishikori in Houston

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

Top seed James Blake eased into the US Clay Court Championships second round but fellow American Sam Querrey made an early exit.

Blake hits Nadal roadblock again

Blake hits Nadal roadblock again

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

Rafael Nadal powered to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over James Blake to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Masters.

Blake breezes into Indianapolis quarters

Blake breezes into Indianapolis quarters

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

Blake will face fellow American Sam Querrey in the last eight after the teenager survived two match points before upsetting fifth-seeded Ivo Karlovic.

Roddick, Blake struggle in Indy

Roddick, Blake struggle in Indy

Rediff.com21 Jul 2006

James Blake ended the run of Wesley Whitehouse, beating the South African qualifier 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.

Blake, Roddick set up title duel

Blake, Roddick set up title duel

Rediff.com23 Jul 2006

Roddick will be hoping to win his first trophy since Lyon last October. He holds a 6-1 record over Blake, his poker-playing partner.

Blake overcomes tough Bjorkman challenge

Blake overcomes tough Bjorkman challenge

Rediff.com10 Oct 2007

The American fought back from the brink of defeat to beat Jonas Bjorkman 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the Stockholm Open first round.

Nishikori stuns Blake for first title

Nishikori stuns Blake for first title

Rediff.com18 Feb 2008

The 18-year-old became the first Japanese player to win an ATP event for nearly 16 years when he won the Delray Beach International.

Blake leads seeds charge in Indy semis

Blake leads seeds charge in Indy semis

Rediff.com19 Jul 2008

James Blake will face defending champion Dmitry Tursunov next, as all top four seeds have advanced to the semis.

Blake on song, Kohlschreiber exits Delray Beach

Blake on song, Kohlschreiber exits Delray Beach

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

Top seed James Blake breezed through his opening match as sixth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber made an early exit from the $416,000 Delray Beach International on Tuesday.

Blake rocks in Las Vegas

Blake rocks in Las Vegas

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

Johansson edges past Blake

Johansson edges past Blake

Rediff.com14 Oct 2007

Thomas Johansson saved five match points to upset defending champion James Blake and reach the final of the Stockholm Open.

Federer flays Blake again

Federer flays Blake again

Rediff.com31 Mar 2006

Andy Roddick ran out of firepower and was dumped by David Ferrer at the Nasdaq-100 Open.

Haas, Blake reach last eight in Delray Beach

Haas, Blake reach last eight in Delray Beach

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Haas dispatched big-serving American Sam Querrey 6-4 7-5 while Blake completed his 200th career match victory with a 6-1 6-3 demolition of compatriot Scoville Jenkins.

Berdych upsets Blake to put Czechs level

Berdych upsets Blake to put Czechs level

Rediff.com10 Feb 2007

Tomas Berdych beat James Blake after Andy Roddick had give the US a 1-0 lead.

Karlovic stuns Blake in San Jose

Karlovic stuns Blake in San Jose

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

World number 103 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia beat James Blake 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the second round.

Blake, Williams give US Hopman Cup

Blake, Williams give US Hopman Cup

Rediff.com4 Jan 2003

Blake anger overshadows men's SF

Blake anger overshadows men's SF

Rediff.com16 Aug 2008

James Blake blew his gold medal chance in the men's singles on Friday, then accused Chile's Fernando Gonzalez of trampling over the Olympic ideals.

Blake to play Nieminen in Stockholm final

Blake to play Nieminen in Stockholm final

Rediff.com15 Oct 2006

Defending champion James Blake beat Swede Robin Soderling while Finnish fifth seed Nieminen got the better of Joachim Johansson in another semi-final.

Blake's ace seals place in Stockholm semis

Blake's ace seals place in Stockholm semis

Rediff.com14 Oct 2006

Holder James Blake survived his first serious test at the Stockholm Open, beating sixth seed Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals.

Russian teen stuns champion Blake

Russian teen stuns champion Blake

Rediff.com28 Feb 2007

Defending champion James Blake was humbled 6-2, 6-4 by 19-year-old Russian Evgeny Korolev at the Las Vegas Open.

Hewitt upsets Blake in Memphis

Hewitt upsets Blake in Memphis

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

Feisty Australian Lleyton Hewitt continued his comeback trail with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 upset of third seed James Blake in the first round of the Memphis Championships on Wednesday.

Roddick, Blake in Washington final

Roddick, Blake in Washington final

Rediff.com7 Aug 2005

Blake fights back to beat Davydenko

Blake fights back to beat Davydenko

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

James Blake beat Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters.

American trio in Indianapolis semis

American trio in Indianapolis semis

Rediff.com22 Jul 2006

James Blake joined compatriots Andy Roddick and Robby Ginepri in the last four of the RCA Championships.

Blake, Roddick give US 2-0 lead v France

Blake, Roddick give US 2-0 lead v France

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

James Blake fought off two match-points to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 and lifted the United States to a 2-0 lead over France in their Davis Cup quarter-final on Friday. Earlier in the day, Andy Roddick gave the US a 1-0 lead in a close 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 victory over Michael Llodra.

Blake upsets Nadal at Masters Cup

Blake upsets Nadal at Masters Cup

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

Blake puts US 2-0 up in Davis Cup final

Blake puts US 2-0 up in Davis Cup final

Rediff.com1 Dec 2007

James Blake beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the second singles after American No 1 Andy Roddick outclassed Dmitry Tursunov in the opening rubber.

Blake calls on ATP to change rules after Vegas fia

Blake calls on ATP to change rules after Vegas fia

Rediff.com3 Mar 2007

World number six James Blake called on the ATP Tour to change the rules at round-robin tournaments after a bizarre 24 hours when he went out of the Las Vegas Open, was reinstated and then eliminated again.

Nadal back on track, Blake reaches semis

Nadal back on track, Blake reaches semis

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

World No 2 Rafael Nadal recovered from a slow start to beat compatriot Tommy Robredo and get his Masters Cup campaign back on track.

Blake beats Nieminen to reach Stockholm semis

Blake beats Nieminen to reach Stockholm semis

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Twice champion James Blake came from behind to beat Finn Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 6-4 6-2 and book a place in the Stockholm Open semi-finals on Friday.

Stepanek upsets Blake to clinch second ATP title

Stepanek upsets Blake to clinch second ATP title

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

The 28-year-old from Karvina broke the second-seeded American twice in the third set to seal victory in two hours 20 minutes at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.

Blake downs Fish to win 2nd title in New Haven

Blake downs Fish to win 2nd title in New Haven

Rediff.com26 Aug 2007

The third seed won a topsy-turvy first set before easing through the second to capture his second title of the year and repeat his New Haven triumph of 2005.

Nadal and Djokovic reach last four

Nadal and Djokovic reach last four

Rediff.com21 Mar 2008

Defending champion Rafael Nadal held his nerve to reach the last four at the Pacific Life Open by beating American James Blake 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Thursday. The second-seeded Spaniard broke the American in the eighth game of the third set before serving out to seal victory in a contest lasting just over two hours.

French pair suffer early Cincinnati exit

French pair suffer early Cincinnati exit

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

France's Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon suffered early exits from the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.

Nadal through in Shanghai, Del Potro retires

Nadal through in Shanghai, Del Potro retires

Rediff.com14 Oct 2009

Top seed Rafa Nadal marched into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters with a thoroughly entertaining 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 victory over American James Blake on Wednesday.

Malisse wins second Delray title

Malisse wins second Delray title

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

Xavier Malisse took his second Delray Beach title by beating American James Blake 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Blake says New York cop should be fired for abusing power

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

'If you have someone out there that's having this kind of rogue justice, they're tarnishing that image, and they don't deserve to be in the same sentence with the heroes of the NYPD, and they don't deserve to have that badge'