Blake about to go down to a challenger

Originally Posted by tennisplayer

I saw the match...

My impression was that Blake kept going for the big winner and made more errors. Wang did a Lleyton Hewitt on Blake. He seemed to be faster than Blake, and seemed to have more time to select his shots. I was surprised that he handled Blake's power so casually... plus he didn't make mistakes... which made Blake go for more power.

Thanks for the report. What do you think are Jimmy's chances to beat Murray tonight?

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by tennisplayer

Wang did a Lleyton Hewitt on Blake. He seemed to be faster than Blake, .....

I didn't think that was humanly possible. Blake is just about the fastest guy on the tour. Wang must have played an incredible match.

[Max G.]

Originally Posted by Lee

Thanks for the report. What do you think are Jimmy's chances to beat Murray tonight?

I'd guess pretty good. Murray's not reached a level of consistency yet, he can still throw in some bad matches at times.

That said, he's still a pretty heavy favorite.

[superman1]

I heard that Wang was super consistent and was actually faster than Blake. So Blake tried to outhit him, but ended up playing a horrible match. Blake is not as mature/seasoned as he thinks he is. He has a long way to go to be like Agassi, shaving his head was just a start.

[tennisplayer]

Originally Posted by Lee

Thanks for the report. What do you think are Jimmy's chances to beat Murray tonight?

I think his chances are very good. I will be going there tonight if I manage to get off work in time.

Originally Posted by BreakPoint

I didn't think that was humanly possible. Blake is just about the fastest guy on the tour. Wang must have played an incredible match.

I read you, BP. Wang shocked me with his speed and consistency. His service, though nowhere near as fast as Blake's, was placed extremely well. I was thinking, this is it, Blake's going to come back, but he never did...

Blake definitely did have a bad day, and I am guessing that this must been one of Wang's better matches.

[christo]

Originally Posted by superman1

I heard that Wang was super consistent and was actually faster than Blake. So Blake tried to outhit him, but ended up playing a horrible match. Blake is not as mature/seasoned as he thinks he is. He has a long way to go to be like Agassi, shaving his head was just a start.

Blake blows hot and cold, once you get into that mindset you never stay consistent on the Tour, no Plan B and little margin for error with James's game. Still a big asset to the tour, a cool dude.

[superman1]

At his best he can give anyone trouble, including Federer. He hits HUGE. At his worst, he tries to finish points off too quickly and misses the lines. A good defensive player can beat him on those days. If he was playing like that against Nadal at the US Open, we wouldn't have had that classic Agassi match.