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Blake part of smallest U.S. contingent to reach second round

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

WIMBLEDON, England -- He needed this one. James Blake needs matches, period, and he needs convincing curtain-raisers in tournaments after getting the hook a few too many times this season. This might not be the easiest place to start a streak, especially since the ninth-seeded Blake has never made it past the third round here, but he has to begin wherever he is. Tuesday, he ran his career record against Russia's 59th-ranked Igor Andreev to 5-0 with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win. Blake served effectivel ...

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