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...wasn’t a bad week for the Blake brothers...
...Both Blake brothers played for the Crimson during their undergraduate years at Harvard—Thomas until his graduation in 1998, and James until the end of his sophomore year of 1999, when he departed to pursue a professional career...
...were among the nation’s elite collegiate competitors, but never was the Blake name as prominent as it is now, after James’ riveting run through the U.S. Open draw...
...Blake duplicate it? Agassi looks healthy and on his game, but even his longtime trainer, Gil Reyes, wonders if the eight-time Grand Slam winner can recover from yesterday's three-hour, five-set match against Belgian Xavier Malisse to keep up with Blake, one of the most athletic players on tour. "We're in uncharted waters," Reyes admits. If Agassi's agility fails him, maybe he can rely on a big serve, a surprising ally against Malisse. Up 4-2 in the fifth set, Agassi dealt himself a winning hand: ace, ace, ace. Match over. Says Agassi: "Even...
...advantage Blake will hold is the crowd. Agassi, the Open champ in 1994 and 1999, is a favorite, but Blake is the story of the tournament. And there's no show on tour like the J-Block, 20 or so of Blake's lifelong friends who stuck with him through the worst eight months of his life. "You can see James glancing up at us-he feeds off our energy, big time," says Andy Jorgensen, 40, one of Blake's childhood tennis teachers, celebrating in Suite 236 after the match. "And you can see the other guy look...