Yea, you read that right - Rotterdam.
What on earth is he doing in Rotterdam? James was the sole American in the Rotterdam draw - all the rest of his countrymen (11 of them) are in San Jose in, uh - AMERICA.
The only thing I can think is that Rotterdam is worth twice the ranking points as San Jose. James had 90 semifinal points to defend from last year in San Jose which he could have equaled with a quarterfinal showing in Rotterdam.
Maybe he was playing a rankings game and was thinking that if he went further in Rotterdam he could improve upon last year. Meaning, it's easier to get to the Rotterdam semi's than the San Jose final.
Blake is currently ranked #52 but with 90 points coming off next Monday he is going to sink to about #65. While while the gamble was brave, in hindsight he might have actually lost fewer points if he had stayed in the States.
Marcos Baghdatis d. James Blake - 64 62, today in Rotterdam.
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