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James in 2010: Australian Open campaign.

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#1 ·
James's draw in Brisbane:

[5] QUERREY, Sam (USA) vs BLAKE, James (USA)
GICQUEL, Marc (FRA) vs PETZSCHNER, Philipp (GER)
SERRA, Florent (FRA) vs QUALIFIER
DENT, Taylor (USA) vs [3] MONFILS, Gael (FRA)
So odd to see James being unseeded :( :eek:

I hope he can have a good comeback in Australia!
 
#2 ·
Blake leads 5-1 in the Head-to-Head against Querrey (but each times it was a difficult match : 5 matches in three sets and 5 tie breaks !) It's gonna be difficult but if Blake go trough this match he will probably go easier to the quaterfinal (maybe against Monfils).

Comon James !
 
#3 ·
Sam is a tough 1st Round match. He's just back after the arm injury, so who knows how well he will be. I like James' chances, that is unless Querrey turns into the ace-hitting machine he was at Indianapolis '07. :scared: :lol:

So odd to see James being unseeded :( :eek:
I think I'm used to it outside of slams since he wasn't seeded at most of his tournaments last fall. But being ranked at #44 now, he's extremely unlikely to be seeded for the Australian Open - the first time he would be unseeded at a slam since the 2005 US Open. The good thing about his low ranking is he won't be required to play at four 500 events this year.
 
#5 ·
James and Andy Roddick won their 1st doubles match over a strong pair Levinsky/Parrot 6-2 6-3 :eek:
Good start of the season! :worship:
 
#6 ·
it's really important for James to begin this year with some good results, i still belive in James' abilities and skills, even though he's 30 now. can't wait to see him on the court;)
 
#7 ·
James switched to Wilson! I hope it works well for him :D
 
#8 ·
it does, especially when it comes to his wallet:devil::D
 
#10 ·
James beat Sam 4-6 6-3 6-4. :D

I didn't start watching until the end of the 1st set, so I'm not sure what happened there. But he looked like his usual self - aggressive and going for shots, lots of winners and errors. He was really bashing the hell out of the ball. He hit a couple fast return-of-serve winners that made the crowd gasp real loud. :lol:
Good start to the year for James. :yeah:

James will face Gicquel in the 2nd Rd. H2H is 2-0 - last meeting was in Estoril last year.
 
#11 ·
Good job James! Next match is very winnable too :D
 
#12 ·
If James had won with him on clay, he wins on hardcourt;) Tomorrow James and Andy plays their singles matches, and also at the end of the day they play doubles.
 
#14 ·
Very tough win for James saving 3 MP :eek: :worship:
 
#15 ·
oh my god:eek: maybe it's better i didn't watch this match cause i could die because of emotions!:eek: good job, good luck in QF against Monfils tomorrow...:)
 
#18 ·
James played some matches so far, it's good for him before AO... I hope he will repeat last year result, at least!;D and of course good luck for him and Andy in doubles SF;)
 
#20 ·
they could have won it:D it would be good for James to play one short match more before AO;) i've just read some raltions from matches against Gicquel and Monfils, and i think that James is good prepared for this season. but we'll be sure during AO;)
 
#21 ·
A good start to his season in Brisbane. To begin the season with some wins was very important. Singles and doubles, he did good. It's good he seems to have gotten over all the annoying injuries he had last year, and looks fit and healthy. :) I'll be supporting James 100%, good luck to him at the AO. :yeah:
 
#22 ·
Hope he gets a nice draw there, James has got some big points to defend :eek:
 
#23 ·
we'll see, draws appear on Friday as I remember... ;)
 
#26 ·
Draw is really hard, but we all know, that for James his own condition is always more important then who is on the other side of the court :D
 
#29 · (Edited)
The Men's Doubles draw is out.
James & Mardy teamed up (James filling in for the injured Mark Knowles) and are the #16 seed. :) They face Marc Lopez & Santiago Ventura in the 1st Round. If they play well, they will likely face the Bryans in the 3rd Round.

Day 1 OOP - James is last on Court 6 not before 5pm (which is 1am ET). Court 6 is one of the six courts listed for the AO official site online stream, so it must have a camera for TV.
 
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