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Blake rocks in Las Vegas

Blake rocks in Las Vegas

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

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.

Tursunov beats Blake to reach final

Tursunov beats Blake to reach final

Rediff.com20 Jul 2008

Defending champion Dmitry Tursunov fought back from a set down to upset top seed James Blake 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the final of the Indianapolis Championships on Saturday. The Russian will now face Gilles Simon after the Frenchman reached his first career ATP final in the United States with an exciting 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over local favourite Sam Querrey.

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.

Sania, Blake advance in New Haven

Sania, Blake advance in New Haven

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

Sania advanced to the second round with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues.

Hewitt battles past Blake

Hewitt battles past Blake

Rediff.com20 Jan 2005

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.

Vliegen upsets eighth seed Blake in Madrid

Vliegen upsets eighth seed Blake in Madrid

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

Belgian Kristof Vliegen won a third-set tie break to upset eighth-seeded American James Blake 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in the second round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday.

Blake registers easy win in rain-delayed match

Blake registers easy win in rain-delayed match

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

American James Blake quickly finished off his rain-delayed first round match with Taylor Dent 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 at the Delray Beach International tennis tournament on Wednesday.

Blake fights back to beat Roddick

Blake fights back to beat Roddick

Rediff.com24 Jul 2006

Top seed James Blake recovered from a shaky start to beat Andy Roddick 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Indianapolis International Championship on Sunday.

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.

Federer struggles past Blake

Federer struggles past Blake

Rediff.com16 Aug 2005

The top seed edged a 7-6, 7-5 victory over American James Blake in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters.\n

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.

Blake shocked, Roddick through

Blake shocked, Roddick through

Rediff.com23 Feb 2008

Top seed Andy Roddick beat Mardy in the quarter-finals of the San Jose Open but James Blake lost to Robby Ginepri.

Federer survives Blake magic

Federer survives Blake magic

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

Champion Roger Federer took his place in the Australian Open semi-finals after fending off American James Blake 7-5, 7-6, 6-4 on Wednesday.

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.

Agassi conquers Blake to reach final

Agassi conquers Blake to reach final

Rediff.com16 Feb 2003

Blake, Williams give US Hopman Cup

Blake, Williams give US Hopman Cup

Rediff.com4 Jan 2003

Tennis is not free of drug cheats: Blake

Tennis is not free of drug cheats: Blake

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

Tennis, like other sports, was bound to have some players using performance-enhancing drugs, American James Blake said on Monday, but he felt authorities were doing all they could to ensure the sport was as clean as possible.

Ex-US tennis star Blake mistakenly slammed to ground, handcuffed by NYPD

Ex-US tennis star Blake mistakenly slammed to ground, handcuffed by NYPD

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Former tennis star James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained for about 15 minutes in New York City on Wednesday before police realized they had the wrong man in an identity theft ring, New York's Daily News reported.

Blake in LA semis, Safin goes out

Blake in LA semis, Safin goes out

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik/

Nadal, Roddick, Murray advance, Blake bows out

Nadal, Roddick, Murray advance, Blake bows out

Rediff.com13 Mar 2007

They reached the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open on Monday.

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.

Blake eases into last four

Blake eases into last four

Rediff.com19 Apr 2008

American James Blake eased into the semi-finals of the US Clay Court Championship on Friday after a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over Argentine Agustin Calleri. The top seeded world number eight will face Oscar Hernandez of Spain in Saturday's semi-finals.

Roddick, Blake win opening singles

Roddick, Blake win opening singles

Rediff.com7 Apr 2007

Andy Roddick and James Blake put US in a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

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.

Blake finds strength in adversity

Blake finds strength in adversity

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

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.

Federer crushes Blake to win Masters Cup

Federer crushes Blake to win Masters Cup

Rediff.com19 Nov 2006

The world No. 1 won in straight sets to claim the title for the third time in four years.

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.

Federer to meet Blake in Masters Cup final

Federer to meet Blake in Masters Cup final

Rediff.com18 Nov 2006

The world number one produced an imperious performance to reach the final of the Masters Cup for the fourth year in a row.

Nadal battles past Blake to enter China Open QF

Nadal battles past Blake to enter China Open QF

Rediff.com8 Oct 2009

Top seed Rafa Nadal battled through a tricky second round tie against American James Blake on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the $6.6 million China Open. The world number two, playing his first tournament since picking up an injury at the US Open, was far from his rampaging best but again proved his fitness by winning 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 in a 143-minute contest.

Pujol stuns Blake in Houston final

Pujol stuns Blake in Houston final

Rediff.com21 Apr 2008

Spain's Marcel Granollers-Pujol upset top seed James Blake to claim the US Men's Clay Court Championship and his first ATP title.

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.