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...think your playing style relies a lot on physicality? If so, are you worried that your career might be shorter than other greats like [Andre] Agassi or [Ivan] Lendl? -Valentín Feito, Madrid I started playing very young, and if my career ends short, then it would be because I started playing younger than almost anyone else. My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help...
...Tennis coach, David R. Fish ’72 says. “He has been through adversity and gained perspective...and now knows what he has to do to get to the top of the game.” Announcing his return to top form, Blake faced Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open. Though he lost, Blake’s play proved he was a force to be reckoned with. But according to Fish, this is not nearly enough for James Blake. “James has an insatiable appetite,” Fish says...
...record, Agassi, though a humble champion, thought the theory was right. And the fact that four of his eight grand slam victories were Australian Open titles did nothing to undermine it. The first grand slam event of the year, the Australian Open poses a peculiar challenge to the players. Apart from a warm-up event or two, it's their first tournament for more than a month and follows a festive period often characterised by rest, (relative) overindulgence and an aversion to anything that reminds them of tennis. Thus, the Oz Open tends to favor two types of player...
...ranked 26, Safin looms as a possibility courtesy of sheer talent (the Agassi factor) and a strong finish to 2006 in Russia's Davis Cup victory. Then again, it's easy to be biased toward a player who presents as charming, funny, candid, self-deprecating, philosophical and smart. Safin's compatriot, Nikolay Davydenko, who's risen to world No. 3 despite a body that appears more suited to chess, has been a quarter-finalist in Melbourne the previous two years and could sneak into the semis this time before many fans can say his name right. James Blake (U.S.), Tommy...
...withdrawal throws this wide open. The women most likely are Amelie Mauresmo (France), Kim Clijsters (Belgium) or Maria Sharapova (Russia) - in that order - but watch out for Martina Hingis. A three-time winner between 1997-99 and now well into her comeback, Hingis' peerless touch and tennis instincts (the Agassi factor again) could help turn this year's Open into a Swiss parade...