Monday, August 25, 2008

A nice, late night in Flushing Meadow...

James Blake is doing a fine job of letting 19-year-old Donald Young hang around, so we're all hanging around too. Blake, the No. 9 seed here, is serving at 2-3 in the fourth. He had Young talking to himself and looking beaten a couple games ago, but here we are, with Young on the verge of breaking for a 4-2 lead in the fourth.

Blake is a solid player, to be sure, and a fan favorite out here, but I have to ask the question: Is there a tennis player on tour who has done less with as much talent as he has? He's never been past the quarters of a Slam and he'll be 29 in December. Might as well be turning 49.

More to come.

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