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Article: Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Chris Elsberry column: Blake's encore: Fairfield pro lifts game in 2006.
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- December 29, 2006
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Byline: Chris Elsberry
Dec. 29--The Connecticut Post continues its series on the top 10 sports stories of 2006 with No. 3 on the list: King James (Blake becomes the top American). NEW HAVEN -- The previous summer, James Blake had exploded back into the spotlight. He was the hometown hero. He was the backyard boy who had grown up in Fairfield and had wowed the state's tennis fans -- creating his own cheering section, the J Block, in the process -- by winning the men's title at the Pilot Pen. That success in Blake's home state led him down to New York City and the U.S. Open, where his memorable five-set quarterfinal match against Andre Agassi is talked ...
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