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Kampen mod Wessels var Blakes første singlekamp siden september 2004.
Blake er en meget uheldig mand. I maj sidste år brækkede han noget i nakken ved et sammenstød med en metalstang under træning i Italien. Han tog tilbage til USA for at komme sig, men mistede sin far til kræften 2 mdr. senere. Herefter fik han en virusinfektion, der nedsatte hans syn. Sidste år spillede han kun 28 kampe. Han udtaler dog at han har lært meget af det der er sket:
"Last year I had a few occurrences that put things into perspective and put tennis into perspective. I realise it is a lot of fun, it is what I do for a living and I want to be as good as I can be, but there are more important things in life. I am so blessed to have my family and health back. You can lose your health so quickly, you can lose your friends and family so quickly. You try to appreciate that."
"The whole first couple of months I really don't know what to expect. It could be very up and down but I am just going to try and do my best. The progression of getting better and better and getting back to the kind of shape I was in before I got hurt is all I am looking forward to this year. I want to have seen a progression and be a better player at the end of the year than I am now."
Kampen mod Wessels var Blakes første singlekamp siden september 2004.
Blake er en meget uheldig mand. I maj sidste år brækkede han noget i nakken ved et sammenstød med en metalstang under træning i Italien. Han tog tilbage til USA for at komme sig, men mistede sin far til kræften 2 mdr. senere. Herefter fik han en virusinfektion, der nedsatte hans syn. Sidste år spillede han kun 28 kampe. Han udtaler dog at han har lært meget af det der er sket:
"Last year I had a few occurrences that put things into perspective and put tennis into perspective. I realise it is a lot of fun, it is what I do for a living and I want to be as good as I can be, but there are more important things in life. I am so blessed to have my family and health back. You can lose your health so quickly, you can lose your friends and family so quickly. You try to appreciate that."
"The whole first couple of months I really don't know what to expect. It could be very up and down but I am just going to try and do my best. The progression of getting better and better and getting back to the kind of shape I was in before I got hurt is all I am looking forward to this year. I want to have seen a progression and be a better player at the end of the year than I am now."