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Blake upsets Federer

Posted by Greg Lee, Globe Staff August 14, 2008 09:32 AM

Harvard's James Blake scored his first career victory over Switzerland's Roger Federer and earned a berth in the semifinals of the 2008 Olympic Games tennis tournament. Blake, the No. 8 seed in the tournament, defeated No. 1 seed Federer 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Blake's semifinal opponent will be the winner of the match between France's Paul-Henri Mathieu and Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.

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