" I am Darryl Brock the US open tennis final Grand Slam of the year gets underway soon and I am pleased to be joined today by James Blake. James been bothered by -- toe injury all summer long that's kind of limited your practice time I know that but you are going to play in the US open -- how do you feel as the tournament approaches."

" I feel great. He's that I have the toe injury but I was able to get the pool and get on the bike and do play a lifting of my legs feel good. This is and I get more more court time some going to me I'm going to practice obviously can last seek to stand ready and once I get get the rust off hopefully get through my first match and I feel like I'll be ready physically to get through this whole two weeks here the open."

" Obviously have all the talent in the world but you struggle a little bit this year in the grand slams losing in the first round -- both Wimbledon and the French Open. Kind of look at the open now as a chance at redemption for 2009."

" Yeah definitely I look at it -- be open is Mondays on every -- Admit it if I have a very good result here the open -- definitely erase the memory is two bad results the last two grand slams but. For me I'll -- a little are generally gone here -- my fans. -- gone crazy and now my friends here a lot of."

" I know you're a native New Yorker and he plays -- best career matches in the open all the energy did the fans are there right on top of the match how fired up do you get. -- and that Daniel New York confront your hometown fans."

" I love it I'm still a fan of the storm I was a kid coming here watching these matches them. And I just love gone crazy I love the atmosphere when I play. The stands seems like for two weeks it's all New York talks about Molly care about it rather rest the is million other things going on here and to have them really care about tennis is exciting for per player and and I hope the fans as well."

" When asked about another player Roger Federer one of the greats of all time he can -- sixteenth Grand Slam title now. Is he the greatest the best player ever to play tennis yeah."

" Very simple having his -- on his. Today's job it now that -- of a grand slams on all four services. He just. Consistently wins and me is his view the fears grade just completely dominated. I don't know -- those can be -- for many many years and the way he's done it against the the level of talent now because the game continues to improve. And I think that's something that makes impossible to compare Perez but. In the way I look at as any Iraq's a better player now number five or six of the world and it was his number one in the world. Which to me shows that the game just keeps improving but it's 2% 3% 5% every year it just gets better and better and Roger's done and against. Huge depth of talent and the amount of players that could win grand slams Eric could compete. Four titles I have one good day is -- so deep in the end he's vested -- just dominate those type of players."

" You know the US open seeds recently announced Andy Roddick here surprisingly only American player. Ranked in the top twenty number five are are you concerned at all about the future of tennis in the United States."

" I'm not really that concerned about -- we've got -- on the Davis double -- years ago we've got you know I'm sure a couple of guys there between twenty and thirty -- in the world than. -- the -- in nudism some injuries but hopefully staying healthy I'll be back up there Mardy fish his. As some sort of close because there's all the back up there and -- another young kid that's you know it's going to be very popular and I think. -- very successful for years to come he's got a great game great head on his shoulders and after that we'll see what happens and others I'm sure there's funny young guys that the Patrick McEnroe the US TA look at that sits development. Don't have I'm sure not success in the future but. I'm not worried about it because I don't feel like any country can really dominate the way the US do you do -- Sampras and Agassi and Chang and and those guys just because there's too many countries now that the focus on tennis. "

" I as a player having James Blake -- us here on foxsports.com. James good luck. At the US open pan folks don't forget foxsports.com has you covered for all your tennis -- I'm Darryl Brock and we'll see you next."