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...game, which features the charismatic, hard-hitting Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, plus Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis, among others, has clearly captured the public's imagination. The men's game has plenty of terrific players, like Marat Safin and Tim Henman, and promising Americans, like Andy Roddick and James Blake. But men's tennis is in a personality slump and needs a superstar with game and gumption who can connect with fans...
...coming off his strongest season at Harvard. In 1997-98, he was awarded the EITA Sportsman of the Year Award, and broke into the top 100 in the national singles rankings. At the NCAA Tournament, he paired with Blake to beat the top doubles team in the country, John Roddick and Steven Baldas of Georgia...
...singles, James Blake was serving for the match against John Roddick at 5-3 in the third when Georgia clinched. The freshman had won the first set, then dropped the second, before taking control in the third...
...highlight of the day for the Crimson mayhave been the play of James Blake and Majmudar atNo. 1 doubles. The duo--who had only playeddoubles together three times over the course ofthe entire season--stunned the top-ranked doublesteam in the nation, Roddick and Baldas. The 9-7Harvard win was the Crimson's lone doublesvictory...
When play ended, No. 1 James Blake was serving for the match at 5-3 of the third set versus Roddick, No. 5 Tseng was deadlocked in a one-set-apiece match against an opponent who had been rushed to the hospital due to heat exhaustion and No. 6 Clarke was serving for a straight-sets victory at 5-4 in the second. The match could have easily ended with a 4-3 Georgia victory, and it is obvious that Harvard's less-than-ideal physical condition was its undoing...