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Mornin'. I'm posting a quick Crisis Center where you can discuss today's action, followed immediately by a special feature on James Blake (above).

Feel free to discuss today's action here, at least until tonight, when you can use the Blake post to be part of the J-block, or the anti-J-block. That might be fun. Much of the fireworks today are likely to occur in the early matches. It seems to me that Jelena Jankovic, who never met a chance at redemption that she was unwilling to squander, is once again pretty well-positioned to bag that elusive first Grand Slam event. She's first up on Arthur Ashe, meeting Kaia Kanepi. But I plan to focus on the Robin Soderling vs. Thiemo de Bakker match on Louis Armstrong for today's post. But I will keep track of that Maria Sharapova vs. Beatrice Capra match as well. It's an early day, so I'd better get rolling. . .

-- Pete

I've been doing video reports for Tennis.com with Nick Bollettieri, and we'll post another one this evening.