US Open 2007: James Blake Reaches at the Fourth Round

Sixth seed James Blake has reached at the fourth round of US Open 2007. Blake defeated Austrian Stefan Koubek in his third round match. The American top seed could not win the match so easily. Though Blake started the match very well as he won the first set by 6-4. However, in the second set, his Austrian opponent bounced back to win by 6-3. The third set was also a close one though Blake could survive wining the set by 7-6. However, in the last set, James Blake did not give any chance to Stefan Koubek as Blake won the set by 6-1.

The New York Times reported:
He outlasted Stefan Koubek of Austria, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, in a match that did not end until after 1 a.m. this morning.
When it was over, Blake thanked what remained of a once-huge crowd. “There are a million things to do on a Saturday night in New York, so for you guys to stay out here until 1 a.m. really means a lot to me,” he said. “I feel like I’m at a party here.”
It was a distinctly after-hours party.

James Blake could not yet win any grand slam tournament in his career. Blakes’s best grand slam performance is his quarter final appearance in 2005 and 2006 US Open. So, Bloake must be determined to win his first grand slam title in US Open 2007. Now, let us see how far James Blake can go in US Open 2007.