FOXNews.com: Blake exits Miami

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Blake exits Miami Mar 21st 2012, 19:41 Miami, FL –  Fading American James Blake came up a first-round loser, as the men's portion of the lucrative Sony Ericsson Open swung into action Wednesday. The 32-year-old Blake succumbed to fellow former top-five star Nikolay Davydenko, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, in two hours on the hardcourts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The 2008 Miami champion Davydenko will meet world No. 10 American John Isner on Friday. The 6-foot-9 Isner was last week's runner-up at Indian Wells. Promising Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov whipped Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-2, while Czech Lukas Rosol topped Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) and Slovak Lukas Lacko drove out American Ryan Sweeting 6-4, 6-4 on Day 1. Additional opening-round wins came for Dutchman Robin Haase, Colombians Alejandro Falla and Santiago Giraldo, and Portuguese Frederico Gil. Giraldo will meet former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, while Falla will face fourth-seeded Andy Murray in the round of 64. The top seeds for this 12-day event are world No. 1 star Novak Djokovic, former top-ranked greats Nadal and two-time champ Roger Federer, and the 2009 Miami winner Murray. The two-time Sony Ericsson champion Djokovic beat Nadal in last year's marquee Miami finale. Federer is fresh off his Masters title at Indian Wells. The winner of this $3.973 million Masters tournament will claim $659,775.

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