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8/24/10 7:28 PM | Johan Lindahl
James Blake may have begun clawing back his career with a 35-minute win at home on New Haven, but the sinking American player is not ready to chase ATP points all over the world once his US Open is done.
Blake, now ranked a dismal 111, had won just two of his last eight matches before thrashing first-round Spanish opponent Pere Riba-Madrid 6-0, 6-1.
The veteran who once stood in the top ten ranking as a regular along with compatriot Andy Roddick, has said that he is not prepared to go to Asia in the autumn and play. With his ranking, he would almost surely be relegated to doubles.
"As much as it might seem like doubles is easy, it's still taxing on the body. I'm not gonna put myself through that. That's been my problem. All the times I've tried to rest in the past I've still been doing other stuff: lifting weights, I've still been doing core work in the pool."
Blake says that at age 30 he will listen to his body. "Maybe its telling me that there is a time for a real break. I haven't had an actual vacation in probably five, six years.
"Maybe it's time to take a little break and take a step back and put the racquets down. I hear about a lot other guys after the season really putting the racquets down for a while, and I've never been the type that can do that. I want to get back out on the court."
"Maybe after the Open it's time to put 'em down for a couple weeks and see where my head's at and body's at after that."
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