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Blake's attempt at Sydney three-peat ends after one match

Associated Press

Monday, January 7, 2008

SYDNEY, Australia -- James Blake's attempt to win his third successive Sydney International ended Monday after just one match. France's Fabrice Santoro beat the third-seeded American 7-6 (4), 6-2, taking a 5-0 lead in the second set before Blake came back to win a pair of games. Blake won the Sydney International in 2006 and 2007, beating Carlos Moya in last year's final. He was trying to become the first man since Australian John Bromwich in 1940 to win the title three times in a r ...

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