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James Blake’s success, influence in tennis continue after his standout career

Blake has become the only Black tournament director at the ATP or WTA level

By Andrew Jones

James Blake is now an author, an activist and back in tennis — as a tournament director

He reflects on his encounters with police and when he’ll have ‘The Talk’ with his young daughters

By Jerry Bembry

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The day James Blake rallied to capture his first ATP singles title

Blake became the first black man since Yannick Noah and first African-American man since Arthur Ashe to win the Legg Mason Tennis Classic

By Rhiannon Walker