This should be an interesting match-up today. I'd like to see Blake win it, but I think it could be a good psychological boost going into the US Open warmups for whoever wins.

This one is underway. 1-1 in the first at the moment.

Actually, either the scoreboard is stuck, or this match is suspended. Is there bad weather in Indy?

The Cincy scoreboard was wrong aswell

A-Rod has taken the 1st set 6-4, its 5-4 Blake in the 2nd

Blake takes the 2nd set 6-4

GO JAMES

He's now world number 5 I think :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

Sounds like a good battle. I'll have to see if I can find it on TV somewhere and maybe catch the third set. :D

Blake will be world number 5!!?!?!?!

congarts on your pending 1000th post Nick

Yeah.

Better than Davydenko.

When i think of it, he could soon, after this tourney, be world number 3 :yikes:

doubt he'll be world number 3...

he could if he wins Washington DC and Ljubo gets eliminated early...

That'd take him to number 4(I think).

Then, there isn't a far way to make it to number 3.

And Washington is one of his favourite tournaments.


Wouldn't be surprised if he'd win it this year.

2-2 in the 3rd set

..and Blake wins!! 7-6 in the third set..

Good result for Blake.. nice guy, popular winner, I think.

And encouraging for Roddick too.. hopefully he can get some confidence back. I read that he had been doing a lot of work in rebuilding parts of his game. If that is the case then it will be interesting to see how it shapes up. Hopefully it will prove to be successful; I have a lot of time for players who do put in the hours and take the risks to change things.

I would probably be good for the USO (in terms of level of interest over there) if both Blake and Roddick were to get to at least the last 8 of that tournament.

Sounds like a great match.

Agree about US Open needing the home players to do well. Encouraging signs with Ginepri and also Serena doing well this week.

Wow did Blake beat Roddick then . Poor Roddick . Not having a good time of it lately is he?

Maybe Blakes the better player ?

Not so sure about that. I haven't done the math, but I know that there was a fair gap between Blake and Davydenko/Ljubicic. Plus Blakes list of points from "other" events was already pretty full. I don't think he'll be able to pass Ljubo that soon.

Made a mistake...

Blake is still a long way from being number 3 :doh:

Or 4 :doh:

It will be interesting to see how Blake does in the masters events and US Open this season. Unlike last year, he'll have direct entry into all of the masters events, so he'll eventually have to drop out a couple of his "other countable tournaments."

He should be in Washington DC, after all, that's his predilection tournament.

what is predeliction tourney mean-do you mean favorite? roflmao

Hey, HH. You haven't come to start spamming the board again, have you, after insulting it on the BBC. I might just have to whip out my :admin: :D

You know how scared all these folks here are of me. roflmao

yeah exactly thats what i meant-unless your tongue is firmly in your cheek roflmao

Despite deying it . What he said was.

" I dont post on C.C now because I am disappointed with the lack of Tennis discussion"

Very rich I thought roflmao

Maybe but he has failed to live up to his promise so far