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The career of James Blake ended in five sets, easy success for Murray30-08-2013 |
The career of one of the memorable American tennis players in the last decade - James Blake - ended with five set match in US Open. 33-year-old American was beaten by Ivo Karlovic with 6-7 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) 7-6 (2) in the first round of the Grand Slam.
On Monday, Blake announced that this will be the last race for him.
Karlovic managed to have in three hours and 24 minutes with a great service, and 38 aces.
The fans stayed until the end to applaud one of their favorites in the last play on court "Louis Armstrong".
The highest classification of Blake is fourth in the world. He has 10 tournament titles in the chain of ATP, and four Grand Slam quarterfinal.