Blake conjures greatest tennis fightback to reach fourth round of Australian Open

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

MELBOURNE (AFP) — American James Blake produced his greatest comeback to overhaul Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean and storm into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

The American 12th seed, who has one of the worst five-set records (1-10) in slam tennis, reeled in the 46th-ranked Grosjean, 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 in three hours eight minutes under the closed roof of Vodafone Arena.

Blake, who won his first match in four meetings with the experienced Grosjean, will next play Croatian Marin Cilic in the fourth round on Monday.

Cilic knocked out last year's finalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena.

"That's got to be my biggest comeback. Down two sets to love, two breaks against a guy who was...