Blake beats Davydenko at Masters Cup in Shanghai

时间：2006-11-16 00:59:03

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World number eight James Blake of the US celebrates after winning his match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia at the Tennis Masters Cup tournament in Shanghai, Nov. 15, 2006.
 
Nov. 16 - James Blake fought back from a set and a break down to all but book his place in the Masters Cup semi-finals with a 2-6 6-4 7-5 victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday.

 

The American rediscovered the mental resilience that got him past Rafael Nadal on Monday and will reach the last four if the world number two beats fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the later Gold Group match.

 

World number three Davydenko, who looked to be cruising to victory in the second set, will need to overcome Nadal in his final round robin2 match to have a chance of reaching the knockout stage for the second successive year.

 

Blake, whose big match temperament3 has been questioned in the past, lost his first five service games but bounced back to claim his fifth victory in five attempts against the hard-working Davydenko.

 

Both players struggled with their serves early on and the first five games of the opener were breaks with Davydenko the first to break the cycle by holding for a 4-2 lead before racing4 through the next two games to take a one set lead.

 

World number eight Blake thought he had finally held serve in the first game of the second set but Davydenko's Hawkeye video appeals reversed an ace1 and a lob on the same game point and the Russian broke again.

 

Davydenko, who played some sublime5 tennis to win the Paris Masters two weeks ago, continued to have the upper hand before Blake suddenly found his range to break back for 4-4 and leveled the match with another break two games later.

 

The 24-year-old New Yorker converted his second break point to go up in the deciding set but Davydenko broke back immediately and a tiebreak looked inevitable6.

 

By now, though, Blake was pouncing7 on anything loose the Russian sent down at him and, leading 6-5, the American grabbed advantage by lashing8 a beautiful return into the corner and won the match when Davydenko went wide on the next point.

 

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1 ace IzHzsp     
n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的
参考例句：
  • A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
  • He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。
2 robin Oj7zme     
n.知更鸟，红襟鸟
参考例句：
  • The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
  • We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
3 temperament 7INzf     
n.气质，性格，性情
参考例句：
  • The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
  • Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。
4 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
5 sublime xhVyW     
adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的
参考例句：
  • We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
  • Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。
6 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的，必然发生的
参考例句：
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
7 pouncing a4d326ef808cd62e931d41c388271139     
v.突然袭击( pounce的现在分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）
参考例句：
  • Detective Sun grinned and, pouncing on the gourd, smashed it against the wall. 孙侦探笑了，一把将瓦罐接过来，往墙上一碰。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • We saw the tiger pouncing on the goat. 我们看见老虎向那只山羊扑过去。 来自互联网
8 lashing 97a95b88746153568e8a70177bc9108e     
n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
参考例句：
  • The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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