BLAKE STUNNED

James Blake's French Open is over.

The No. 7-seeded Blake, the top U.S. man in the tournament, lost in the second round at Roland Garros on Thursday, defeated by Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

"I wasn't going for the shots the way I normally do," Blake said.

Gulbis is a 19-year-old who is 80th in the rankings and entered the French Open with a 7-10 record this season. He hadn't won a tiebreaker this year, going 0-6, until taking the first set against Blake.