James Blake Must Look Within to Win
Posted on | September 5, 2010 |
Filed under: U.S. Open
NEW YORK — It wasn’t ugly, the way much of James Blake’s year has been. No bickering with loud TV analysts, no blowout loss. But he didn’t leave the U.S. Open with one of those miracle late-career runs, either, one of those times when an aging athlete finds himself one more time and brings out the nostalgia.
Blake deserves to go out that way. He has represented the U.S. well over the years, worked his butt off to overcome less-than-superstar talents. He has overachieved.
But he lost to third-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Saturday night in the biggest tennis stadium in the world, Ashe Stadium.
And you wonder if he’ll ever be back.
“I competed my heart out; I did everything I could,” he said, talking about his career. “But I think I’ve got more in me, and I think I’m going to be back there. Maybe more night matches, some more excitement for the crowds, some more good times.”
I don’t know.
I mean, yes, he has competed his heart out. Yes, he even has more in him. In fact, Blake, at 30, appears to have lost very little. He can still move and hit all the same shots.
But he’s ranked No. 108. And there is absolutely no way that’s possible.
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