The famous tennis player, James Blake, was born on December 28, 1979.  His dad is Thomas Sr. and his mom is Betty.  Blake’s brother is also a tennis player, and his name is Thomas Jr.  His high school was Fairfield Warde High School, in Fairfield, Connecticut.  Blake’s first coach is Brian Barker and he is still his coach today.

Blake has to eat lots of calories because he burns a lot on the tennis courts.  He drinks protein shakes and Gatorades.  Blake try’s to eat healthy but he still eats some junk food.  His favorite food to eat is pizza.

Blake beat Roger Federer and he knocked him out of the Olympics.  Blake’s highest ranking was in 2006, and he was number four in the world.  His fastest serve was 130 mph.  Blake is currently 183 pounds.