Word: robredo
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Dates: during 2005-2005
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Down 2-5 in the second set to Spain's Tommy Robredo yesterday, James Blake's U.S. Open romp appeared over. Robredo had already won the first set, and 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...
...that the Blake was surprised by his 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 19 seed Tommy Robredo of Spain. No, the former Harvard All-American—he went pro in 1999, after two years with the Crimson—had already proven himself capable of a big win on Saturday, when he knocked off No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in three commanding sets...
...Robredo held a 6-4, 5-3 lead over the admittedly flat-footed Blake before the latter reminded himself that “being down a set and a break doesn’t mean anything...
Blake improved his first-serve percentage from 46 in the first set to 73 in the fourth, while Robredo continued to spray unforced errors at pivotal moments, out-blundering his opponent 46-30 in the category at match?...