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Originally Posted by fundmark19
I asked same question a couple months ago. He was never that good but because he was American he was provided the extra hype treatment like Donald Young gets
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Blake at one point was ranked #4. He was pretty darn good, known for his speed and power. Donald Young has now lost 17 or 18 matches in a row. They're completely different.
Of course, like anyone else that peaked during 2004-2007, he was probably mentally crushed by having to face a player like Federer. I sometimes think we judge that era so harshly (players like Roddick, Blake, Safin, Davydenko, Nalbandian etc.), but I guess it'd be mentally draining for anyone to play at a level that makes you basically one of the 10 best players in the world, yet never even come close to winning.