Archive for the ‘James Blake’ Category
American Tennis Star James Blake
Name: James Blake
Born As: James Riley Blake
Birth date/place: December 28, 1979 in Yonkers, NY
Claim to Fame: Third-highest American tennis player
Trivia: Blake and musician John Mayer attended the same high school and were friends
James Blake began playing tennis when he was five. He played alongside his older brother Thomas who is also a professional tennis player. At the age of 13 he was diagnosed with scoliosis and had to wear a full-length back brace for 18 hours a day, but was able to remove it when playing tennis.
Blake turned pro in 2000 at the age of 21. Since then he a career record of 311-187 and has earned 10 career titles.







