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FRENCH OPEN MEN'S PROFILES

(7) James Blake
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	200/1
NATIONALITY:	USA
BIRTH DATE:	28/12/79
BECAME PRO:	1999
WORLD RANKING:	8

VERDICT

Blake's best results have always come on the hardcourts of North America, where the pace and bounce suit his impressive forehand. The clay hasn't always been to his liking but the American Davis Cup winner has certainly improved on the surface in the last couple of years. Recently made the last eight in Rome, so should be confident of reaching the second week at Roland Garros for the first time. One further point of interest, Blake has an English mother.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99
Australian Open	QF	4R	3R	2R	4R	3R	2R	-	-	-
French Open	-	1R	3R	2R	-	2R	2R	-	-	-
Wimbledon	-	3R	3R	1R	-	2R	2R	-	-	-
US Open	-	4R	QF	QF	-	-	3R	2R	-	1R

Men's Profiles

(1) R Federer
(2) R Nadal
(3) N Djokovic
(4) N Davydenko
(5) D Ferrer
(6) D Nalbandian
(7) J Blake
(8) R Gasquet (wd)
(9) S Wawrinka
(10) A Murray
(11) T Berdych
(12) T Robredo
(13) J Monaco
(14) J-W Tsonga (wd)
(15) M Youzhny
(16) C Moya
(17) M Baghdatis
(18) P-H Mathieu
(19) N Almagro
(20) I Karlovic
(21) R Stepanek
(22) F Verdasco
(23) J C Ferrero
(24) F Gonzalez
(25) L Hewitt
(26) J Nieminen
(27) I Andreev
(28) I Ljubicic
(29) G Canas
(30) D Tursunov
(31) A Seppi
(32) J Tipsarevic

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