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Davis Cup road woes continue for Blake in Sweden

By Bonnie D. Ford
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, September 21, 2007

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Playing second singles in Davis Cup necessarily means getting fewer chances at playing meaningful matches. The result is often in the books by the time the country's No. 2 takes the court on the final Sunday, since the No. 1 always leads off. James Blake had a respectable 11-7 Davis Cup singles record heading into this weekend's semifinal round against Sweden, but seven of his wins have come in "dead rubbers" -- the antiquated phrase for exhibition matches p ...

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