James Blake News

James Blake of the United States beat Fabrice Santoro of France 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters.

James Blake failed to impress in his first European indoor event of what could be a brief end-of-season, with the former Top 10 player eliminated 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-4 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Wednesday by Jeremy Chardy.

In a shot maker shootout, Jeremy Chardy went out with a big bang. The 22-year-old Chardy crushed 24 aces, frequently finding the bulls-eye of the back wall, to bounce James Blake out of Basel, 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-4 in the opening round of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel today.

The top seed, a hometown hero at the St Jakobshalle, was invincible as he reached the last eight, winning his 17th straight match in Basel and his 57th of the season.

Tennis Cruise control ... the world No.1 put on a show for his home crowd. AP Roger Federer, Marin Cilic advance at ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors November 05, 2009 Swiss world No.1 Roger Federer took just an hour to crush Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors.

No. 4 seed Marin Cilic progressed to the second round in Basel on Wednesday, defeating flat-hitting German Philipp Petzschner, 6-4, 6-4. Cilic, who currently stands in the 12th position in the race to qualify for the Tour finale in London, could add another 45 points to his total if he defeats his next opponent Viktor Troicki.

A seagull had to be put down after it became tangled in fishing wire between two trees in Palmer Park.

It's Halloween, so it's only fitting that the topic of this column be about my forehand.

FOUR tennis balls, autographed by famous players and showcased in a glass case, will be up for auction at the CEO & Celebrity Charity Tennis on Dec 13.

James Blake Uncovered? In some ways, he really has been covered enough . But it's nice to hear him talk about the experiences tennis has given to him - although I can hear the "James Blake is too satisfied with what he's accomplished and not hungry enough" chorus in my head.

Photo via www.sonyericsson-championships.com The best thing about the year ending championships is the format - from the very first day you have the best players playing against each other and the promise of seeing them again soon, win or lose.

Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, on the mend from a shoulder injury that sidelined her earlier this year, has scheduled a return appearance to Memphis.

Mount Vernon, N.Y. has long been one of the best basketball communities in the nation.

TWO goals from James Blake was not enough to give Elmore a share of the spoils at Clevedon United last night.

Two of Florida's finest - James Blake and Tommy Haas - have signed on to play in the 2010 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships , an expanded nine-day tennis extravaganza at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center Feb.

Rafael Nadal talks to the ATP in Shanghai about his health, his time in Asia and being the No.

Presently, James Riley Blake doesn't have the career statistics worthy of a place in the tennis Hall of Fame, but his incredible life story is a definite candidate for honorable mention.

SWEATING IT OUT: James Blake overcame Ivo Karlovic in the first round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday.

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.

James Blake is a perfect 1-0 against Rafael Nadal in Shanghai. Will that have any meaning in their seventh career encounter later today at the Shanghai Masters? Maybe, maybe not.