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Blake, Federer share unparalleled off-the-court grace

By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Given their personalities, the Australian Open quarterfinal match between Roger Federer and James Blake should start with each man taking 10 paces and wheeling around before the first shot. Two of the biggest gentlemen in tennis will face each other for the eighth time Wednesday. So far, their duels have been completely one-sided. If fact, Federer has won 40 straight matches against American players -- a streak Blake would love to end. It's a difficult matchup, to sa ...

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