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...Blake, the man who outran the quickest tennis player on earth, Rafael Nadal, in a stunning upset on Saturday, had clay feet on the hard court surface. Blake's best shot, a blazing forehand, was a tad slow. Even his rowdy cheering section in Suite 236 of Arthur Ashe Stadium, clad in baby-blue t-shirts and self-dubbed the "J-Block," seemed a bit deflated...
...suddenly the weakest part Blake's game, his backhand, starting smoking. Robredo tightened, serving double faults and whacking balls into the stands. Arthur Ashe started sounding like a football stadium, the J-Block leading chants of "Blake! Blake! Blake!" Blake took five straight games to take the second set, 7-5, then cruised, 6-2, 6-3, to cap off the comeback. As Robredo's final shot sailed long, Blake dropped his racquet and cupped his hands on his head in disbelief. Says Blake: "I guess I remembered how to play...
...Open, tennis spectators head for the big name matches at the new Arthur Ashe stadium, or the old Louis Armstrong stadium (Pops could really swing, but he had no net game). Tennis fans, on the other hand, head for the side courts, where the world?s greatest players-OK, so maybe they?re not the top seeds-are no farther than a drop shot away. The first day session at the Open is a fantastic place to see the amazing skill you need to play at this level, to catch youngsters on the way up-say, Roger Federer...
...took the 30-minute ride from the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan over to Flushing Meadows, site of the U.S. Open. In the past four years the site of the Open has changed and improved so much. The grounds now are comprised of the 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe stadium, the 10,000-seat Louis Armstrong stadium, the grandstand court and some 17 other courts with various size seating capacity. In addition, the grounds are spacious and well landscaped and the crowds are astounding...
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y.—All James Blake could do was shake his head. He spun around the Arthur Ashe Stadium court Monday night, tossing his headband and every tennis ball in sight to the roaring U.S. Open crowd, and a dazed smile crept across his face...