James Blake

James Blake fascinates me because he was both a Harvard mind and a top-four ATP talent, born in Yonkers in 1979. That blend of intellect and explosive shotmaking is rare in tennis. What sticks with me isn't just the ten titles or the No. 4 ranking, but how openly he wrote about adversity afterward, becoming an autobiographer who clearly thought hard about his own story. I respect athletes who reflect rather than just compete. He was always more exciting than dominant, the kind of player who could beat anyone on a hot day, and that unpredictability made him genuinely fun to watch.

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Name (English)

James Blake

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ブレーク

Reading

じぇーむず・ぶれーく

Born

December 28, 1979 (age 46)

Origin

Yonkers, New York, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

tennis player / writer / autobiographer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

University

Harvard University

• Official sitehttps://www.jamesblaketennis.com
• Xhttps://x.com/JRBlake
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Blake%20(tennis)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%20(%E3%83%86%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53333

Tags

• New York
• tennis player
• writer
• autobiographer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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