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U.S. needs Blake to bounce back

By Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Just when it looked like things couldn't get much tougher for slumping U.S. Davis Cup staple James Blake, they did. Blake, playing No. 2 singles, opens the quarterfinals between the U.S. and Spain in Winston-Salem on Friday against the Spanish No. 1 player, Disco Tommy Robredo -- a flashy, fleet, long-haired dude who's got a late 1970s vibe going with his fluffy hair and loud orange polo shirts. Blake, by contrast, seemed to channel Don "Slick" Watts late last year, during a great run that hel ...

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