Word: blakely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wanted to come back because I thought I was close to being at the next level, but not quite there," Blake said. "One more year of college tennis will make me a much stronger competitor next year...
...Blake showed just how far he was from that level during Open qualifying. In the first round he valiantly battled No. 144 Wolfgang Schranz to a 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 victory despite cramping in the third set. Blake required intravenous fluids after the match. The next day, he cruised to an impressive 6-3, 7-5 victory over No. 343 Luis Vosloo setting up a final match with former top-15 player David Wheaton...
...played well in [my second] match," Blake said. "I felt like I had a lot less pressure on me after I won that first match...
Against Wheaton, Blake opened with a flurry, immediately going up two breaks to take a 3-0 lead in the first set. Wheaton's experience proved too much for Blake to overcome, however, and he came back to grab the next game en route to a victory in straight sets...
...always felt like I was in the match," Blake said. "But he was Just a little bit better on big points. That's how I often beat my opponents; he was just better...