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Brutal draw awaits Blake in early rounds

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Saturday, May 27, 2006

PARIS -- James Blake, resplendent in turquoise from head(band) to toe, ripped a forehand down the line and Roger Federer did the unfathomable -- he framed a backhand and sent a towering drive worthy of Manny Ramirez 23 rows deep into the end zone. The near-capacity crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier gasped in unison, but that wasn't the most amazing thing they would see on Saturday. Federer, the world's No. 1-ranked player, lost his first two service games to Blake. That's normally a one-w ...

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