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By losing six consecutive points, James Blake was heading for his latest early exit from a tournament. After one particularly poor shot capped that stretch, he threw his head back and yelled.
"I definitely get angry at myself, frustrated at myself. ... I'm a competitor. I'm going to want to win everything I play, whether it's tennis, golf, cards, checkers, chess. Anything," Blake said. "I want to win. So if I'm not winning, I'm getting frustrated."
There have been plenty of chances to feel that way this season for the former top-five player, including Monday night, when past Legg Mason Tennis Classic champion Blake lost to 119th-ranked qualifier Ryan Sweeting 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5432337
"I definitely get angry at myself, frustrated at myself. ... I'm a competitor. I'm going to want to win everything I play, whether it's tennis, golf, cards, checkers, chess. Anything," Blake said. "I want to win. So if I'm not winning, I'm getting frustrated."
There have been plenty of chances to feel that way this season for the former top-five player, including Monday night, when past Legg Mason Tennis Classic champion Blake lost to 119th-ranked qualifier Ryan Sweeting 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5432337
