Szkoda,że tylko jeden rok miał w pełni udany(2006),kiedy można powiedzieć że praktycznie za sprawą Federera wygrał 5,a nie więcej turniejów

Tak, przed chwilą mi je daleś.

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Widać też mu zależy na bilansie z Nadalem.

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Ale milo by bylo gdyby w Pekinie zadzialal tzw. efekt nowej miotly i James wykosil Jakiegos Faworyta

Trzymam kciuki !

Robertinho napisał:

Co??!! Czyżbyś życzył przegranej swojemy Ulubionemu Tenisiście Wielkiemu Mistrzowi Mozartowi Tenisa Rafaelowi Parerze Nadalowi z Manacor??!!

Nie jest łatwo w przypadku takich meczów. Rafa jeszcze wygra niejedno, a Jamesowi taki sukces bardzo by się przydał. Na ukoronowanie kariery

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Robertinho napisał:

Co??!! Czyżbyś życzył przegranej swojemy Ulubionemu Tenisiście Wielkiemu Mistrzowi Mozartowi Tenisa Rafaelowi Parerze Nadalowi z Manacor??!!

Nie jest łatwo w przypadku takich meczów. Rafa jeszcze wygra niejedno, a Jamesowi taki sukces bardzo by się przydał. Na ukoronowanie kariery

Przecież przegrana może przekreślić szanse Mistrza na bycie liderem rankingu na koniec sezonu! I Ty w takiej chwili przejmujesz się jakimś nieudacznikiem i jego marną karierą?!

James to jeden z moich ulubieńców szkoda że nie odnosi sukcesów

OCTOBER 14, 2009 - BLAKE'S GAME IS CHANGING FOR THE BETTER
by Charles Bricker

Do not feel sorry for James Blake because he came so close once again against Rafael Nadal. And do not feel sorry for James Blake because this is the second tournament in two weeks (China and now Shanghai) in which he's drawn to play Nadal in the second round.

Don't feel sorry for him because, in the short and maybe the long run, these two Nadal losses are going to be good for him and his new coach, Kelly Jones. Hopefully, this is a late turning point in Blake's career.

I counted 41 trips inside the service line by Blake, many of them on serve-and-volley points, and, on balance, I really like the way JB is forcing play at the net. He's never going to fully discard his high-risk ground-stroking style -- not at 29 years of age -- but he's making some changes that I think will lift him out of his current No. 26 and back into the top 10, where he belongs.

No doubt Jones' doubles and volleying background (he was, briefly, No. 1 in ATP doubles in the early 1990s) is having a big influence on Blake, who consistently came to net, even with adverse results, knowing he was facing one of the premier passers in the game. That, alone, showed a heavy commitment to getting away from being the James Blake who relies only on big first serves and forehands to being James Blake who has another way to finish points.

He wasn't always the paradigm of volleying brilliance in this 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 loss, blowing three pretty easy shots and, at one stage, mis-timing an easy backhand crosscourt pass from about two feet in front of the net and hitting the ball straight at Nadal, who seemed stunned, and happy, to parry this gimme back into the open court for the point.

But the more JB keeps trooping forward, the easier this will become and the more confidence he will have. I have a sense with him that because he's so fast that he sometimes looks as if he's swarming to the net instead of racing in in a more controlled way -- the way Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter used to close inside the service line. But that's not difficult to iron out.

There was also a lot to like in this match in the way that Blake came from a break down in the last two sets to get back on serve. He didn't finish well in the third, going down 15-40 badly while serving at 4-5.

But this was Nadal, not some guy ranked in the 30s or 40s.

It was a match between two players who have issues to smooth out at this stage of their careers. For Blake, of course, the difficult decision to change coaches, discarding Brian Barker, with whom he had been pupil, friend and confidante since he was 12. For Nadal, he's trying to recapture his pre-French Open rhythm after a couple of difficult injuries -- to his patellar tendons at Roland Garros and an abdominal injury that severely hampered his serving when he returned from the first injury.

That stomach injury appears over. His serve, which is more of a location shot that an artillery blast, is much more effective. He had five aces and 29 unreturned serves in this match, though, in truth, a lot of those 24 non-aces were a result of Blake's desire to take big cuts and play very risky service returns. Still, 29 unreturned balls . . . The result is the same. Free points.

And he needed the energy-saving because Blake's forehand was devastating in the second set and for a large portion of the third, and he was just as tough on Nadal as he was when they played at the China Open a week ago.

When Blake's horribly errant forehand went well wide on the second match point, Nadal scurried to his changeover chair, took his towel and, in a very unlikely Nadal gesture, slammed the towel down -- a signal that he considered this an extremely hard-earned triumph.

He now leads this series 4-3 after losing the first three times he had played Blake, including that golden Blake moment in the third round of the 2005 U.S. Open (geez, that seems like ages ago, doesn't it?). Nadal now has won four straight and all in split sets.

So, is the former world No. 1 and now entrenched No. 2 finally back on course? I think so, largely. But watching him in this two-hour slugfest I sense that he's still not entirely happy with his serving returning. The footwork? Fantastic. The quickness? Vintage Nadal. The serve? As noted, almost back to pre-French Open quality. The ground-stroking? I wish you could have seen three or four of Nadal's finest shots in this match. But he wants to be more consistent in the depth of his returns.

If he can stay fit, he should work himself into the favorite's position for the Masters Cup in London next month, and he can do that with more matches.

As for JB, he's scheduled into Basel on Nov. 2 and then the Paris Indoors. Despite these Nadal losses, if he can just put these Nadal losses aside and look at the broader picture, he has every reason to think he's in a good place right now -- physically, emotionally and, especially, tactically.

Charles Bricker can be reached at bricker@tennisnews.com

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Wyclef To Perform At Blake's By Tennis Week Charity Event

Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean, the Fugees founder, wrote and recorded a tribute song to Venus Williams last summer. Next month, Wyclef will be the musical guest at James Blake's charity exhibition event against Andy Roddick in New York City.

The Yonkers, N.Y. native will host a tennis exhibition, BackOffice Associates Serving For A Cure with James Blake, presented by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, with Davis Cup teammate Roddick, to raise money for Thomas Blake, Sr., Memorial Research Fund, which he established to support cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

The event will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Pier 94 in New York City.

All of the net proceeds from the event will benefit the Fund, named in memory of his father, Thomas Blake, Sr., who died of gastric cancer in 2004. To date, Blake has raised more than $1.5 million through his exhibitions, J-Block merchandise sales, and donations to support research into the early detection and screening of cancer.

"I am grateful to BackOffice Associates for stepping up to sponsor this event, and to my good friend Andy Roddick, for his willingness to help support a cause that is close to my heart," said Blake in a statement. "I can’t think of a better way to raise money for leading-edge cancer research than to play tennis, entertain fans, and have a party afterwards. I want to invite everyone to come out for a memorable evening that will benefit such an important cause."

The Blake-Roddick match is set for 7:30 p.m. with Wyclef's performance, a selection of food from a variety of high profile New York City restaurants, and fashion show featuring Blake’s new clothing line, the Thomas Reynolds Collection by Fila, to follow.

Blake has hosted exhibitions the past three years featuring numerous celebrities and athletes such as future Hall of Famer Andre Agassi, superstar Serena Williams, and world-renowned musical artists John Mayer and Gavin DeGraw.  Blake is continuing this event with the support of presenting sponsor Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, who has picked up the torch from their sister company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Virginia and the support of his Virginia-based charitable event, Anthem Live!.

Tickets for the event are now available for $500 (VIP seat, meet and greet with the players, and the after party), $250 (box seat and the after party), $150 (box seat or after party), and $75 for kids (box seat). For more information about BackOffice Associates Serving For A Cure with James Blake, presented by Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and to purchase tickets, call 1-866-840-8822 or visit www.jamesblaketennis.com and www.mskcc.org/jamesblake.

Wyclef, a tennis fan, wrote "Venus (I'm Ready)", a song he says was inspired by the spirit, character and prowess of Williams.

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Blake Set For 2010

A popular figure in Australia – and pretty much wherever else he plays – American James Blake is looking to get his season off to a good start with a strong showing at this week's Brisbane International, where he's making his tournament debut.

Speaking ahead of his first-round match with No. 5-seeded compatriot Sam Querrey, Blake said he's happy to be back down under: "It's always a fun trip - it's a long trip but once you're here it's worth it. I've had a pretty good start in Australia most years, and I enjoy it down here - the weather's usually perfect and the crowds seem to like me. They have fun watching me play and I have fun playing for them."

Last season was a challenging one for Blake, who celebrated his 30th birthday on December 28. Despite reaching two ATP World Tour finals he fell from No. 10 to No. 44, suffered a broken toe and parted ways with his long-time coach Brian Barker.

"2009 was tough - as I got a little momentum I'd start getting a little injured," Blake said. "I don't know if that's the age or just a little bad luck last year but I feel like this year can be a whole lot better. I hope to start out healthy and have the whole year healthy and if that's the case I like my chances of doing a lot better than last year."

Blake teamed with new coach and former ATP player Kelly Jones after the US Open, and the results have been promising thus far.

"It's been going great; Kelly and I have been going over some new things - the off-season was the first chance we really got to work on a lot of stuff. We'll see how it goes - it's tough to tell until you get out on the match court."

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