NOTEBOOK | From Wimbledon

Blake's attitude problem: James Blake acknowledges he needs to inject some confidence into his game. The 26th-seeded American lost in straight sets in the second round Thursday at Wimbledon, falling to Armenian Sargis Sargsian 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Blake said he didn't play to his ability because he couldn't cope with having to overcome an early deficit. "I'm pretty disappointed in the way that I played, the way I got down on myself too quickly," he said. "I'm down a set and a break or something and my head's constantly looking at my shoes and my shoulders are slumped. "It's a pattern that needs to be broken." Blake said he needed to be able to pretend he was always a set and a break up in a match. "I need to find a way to just trick myself into thinking that's the case all the time, and I need every single game, no matter what the score is. At 23 years old, it's pathetic that it comes down to just something that a 15-year-old should be able to figure out." Blake, ranked as the No. 1 college player while at Harvard in the 1990s, didn't think a psychologist would be the answer. "No definitely not," he said. "I think they might screw me up more than I could screw myself up."
British deficit: Jelena Dokic has a theory as to why British tennis players don't have as much success as their Continental counterparts. "I think the European girls are much more hungry," the 11th-seeded Dokic said. "I was very hungry to make it. That was the only thing on my mind. That's what I was pushing for. "Maybe they're just not hungry enough. Maybe they're not pushed enough. I think the players that have less opportunities are usually the ones that get through because they are so hungry." This year, all five British women lost in the first round. It's the first time that the country didn't have a single female representative in the second round since the Open era began in 1968. The last local women's winner was Virginia Wade in 1977. Dokic was born in Belgrade but began her tennis career in Australia when her family moved there in 1994. In 2001, she changed her nationality back to Yugoslavia, now known as Serbia-Montenegro. She beat Swiss Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1, 6-3 Thursday to make the third round.
Top personality: When Serena Williams watches the ATP Tour, she makes a point to check out Andy Roddick. "Andy Roddick has an amazing personality," Williams said. "I'm not one to watch men's tennis, but I get excited when I see him playing because he's exciting to watch. "His antics on the court, you know, he fights, he says 'Come on,' he screams, does wild stuff. I think it all boils down to personalities." Williams won her second-round singles match against Els Callens 6-4, 6-4 Thursday, then 30 minutes later was back on the court with sister Venus for a first-round doubles match. "It's definitely been a long day," Serena said.
-- Associated Press