Ginepri upsets Blake as Roddick moves on in San Jose tennis

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SAN JOSE, California, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) — Robby Ginepri upset second-seeded James Blake in straight sets here Friday to reach the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar SAP Open ATP tennis tournament.

Unseeded Ginepri ousted Blake 6-2, 6-2 as the world No. 9 fell short of a title for the second week in a row.

Last week Blake was stunned in the Delray Beach final by Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori. He had beaten Ginepri in the semi-finals to reach the title match there.

However, Ginepri, who reached a career-high ranking of No. 15 in December 2005 but entered this tournament ranked 138th, had little trouble against Blake.

Ginepri, 25, will next face fourth-seeded Czech Radek Stepanek, who defeated Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).

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