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Blake Goes Down To Roddick Round One In Memphis

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Black Tennis Pro's James Blake vs Andy Roddick Memphis TennesseeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Top-seeded Andy Roddick snapped a three-match losing streak to fellow American James Blake with a 6-3, 4-6. 7-6 (3) victory in the first round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Wednesday night.

"We've played so many times, and he's beaten me, that there's going to be a sense of belief that most guys ranked 60th in the world probably aren't going to have as much as he has against me," Roddick said.

Blake, actually ranked 55th, broke Roddick's serve in the 10th game of the third set to pull even at 5-5. Both then held serve sending the match to the tiebreaker.

He went up in the tiebreaker when he broke serve on the fourth point as Blake hit a backhand wide down the line. Blake would end up with three unforced errors off the backhand in the tiebreaker.

"Whoever won was going to be pretty darn well-prepared for the rest of the tournament and feel good about their chances," Blake said. "It's tough to swallow.

"It just didn't go my way on a couple of points," Blake said of the tiebreaker. "A couple of missed backhands, and he kept the pressure on me the whole time."

As usual, Roddick used a strong serve, recording 22 aces and converting 75 percent of his first serves.

"I served well in the tiebreaker," Roddick said. "I served smart in the tiebreaker."

Roddick, the defending champion, was the only one of the top four seeds in the tournament to make it out of the first round. No. 2 seed Fernando Verdasco lost Tuesday night.


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Seen On The Scene: James Blake Tosses Tees

Black Tennis Pro's James Blake in Memphis, TN at Grizzlies and Suns gameAmerican James Blake threw t-shirts to the fans at a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Black Tennis Pro's James Blake in Memphis, TN at Grizzlies and Suns gameBlack Tennis Pro's James Blake in Memphis, TN at Grizzlies and Suns game


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