Blake Returns American Tennis to Spotlight; U.S. Standout Now at Ease On Clay

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PARIS (AP) - It was there in the scrambling, side-to-side defense along the baseline, forcing his foe to hit an extra shot. It was there in the delicate drop shots, the sleight of hand at the right moment. And, too, in the well-timed returns.

James Blake - an American! - looked absolutely, positively at home on the red clay of the French Open, moving into the third round by beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 Friday in a match suspended the night before.

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Blake Returns American Tennis to Spotlight; U.S. Standout Now at Ease On Clay

That's right: The same James Blake who never before went beyond the second round in three trips to Paris. Who lost his opening match at...

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