Born: 28/12/79 Nationality: American Seeded: 26 World ranking: 27 Wimbledon best:
2nd round (2002) Recent record:
2002: 2nd round
2001: N/A
2000: N/A |
Blake has made huge progress since becoming a fixture on the main tour at the end of 2001, and he finished last year in the top 30 for the first time. A first career title in Washington that included a victory over Andre Agassi was the highlight, and the 23-year-old also made two other finals.
Pushing world number one Lleyton Hewitt to five dramatic sets at the US Open helped his profile at home, and the man from Yonkers is threatening Andy Roddick's position as America's next big star.
An all-court player, Blake looks to have a game that will flourish on the faster surfaces and his Wimbledon record should improve drastically this time around.
Inexperience is still a factor as he has only ever won one match at Wimbledon.
Blake is one of the young, up-and-coming Americans hoping to follow the example set by Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
He, along with Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish, is seen as the future of tennis in the United States.
This year he knocked out Alex Corretja in the Australian Open first round and then beat Vincent Spadea on his way to a tournament victory in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
And he reached the final in Memphis where he was beaten by Roddick.
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