James Blake incorporates Federer, Nadal and Djokovic when creating 'unbeatable player'

Retired tennis pro James Blake was asked to build an 'unbeatable tennis player', and the American borrowed some traits from several tennis stars, including all members of the Big 3 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

"There's so many mentally tough players ... but I just think what he's (Rafael Nadal) done mentally, the way he, I mean you've never seen him once smash a racket on court," said Blake. You've never seen him get down on himself to the point where it seems like it affects the next point, you don't see him getting onto people's faces."

"He's extremely excited, he's pumped up and he's the guy that in the first round of a tournament, in the final of a tournament, looks like he is competing for every single point. Down 40-love in the first game, he might make a great shot and give a fist pump in the first round against a guy he's gonna end up beating 2 and 2."

Regarding forehand and backhand groundstrokes, the former World No.3 opted to go with Federer and Djokovic.

"Forehand I got to go with Roger I think," Blake said. "He hits it so unbelievably well, precise and I know you said I could say James Blake or something but I'd be stupid because I remember thinking 'I wanna go forehand to forehand with anyone, I can do that.

"But Roger was the one guy that kind of showed me 'nah', I can't say me when he did that to me so many times to make me realize his forehand is better than mine.

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"Backhand I think I gotta go with Djokovic," Blake added. "It is just so rock solid. Just seems like he can count on that at any moment, pressure moments, not pressure moments. He can create pace with it, he can hit angles with it, and he does it so well."

The return of serve was also incorporated into this fictional player, and Blake believes Djokovic narrowly edges out tennis great Andre Agassi.

"Return of serve that's a tough one because I feel like there are different categories," reflected the American. "There's being able to make enough, there's able to being aggressive with the returns. So I would probably still say Novak.

"Earlier I'd say Agassi was the most aggressive returner I ever saw and that was effective but having to make every single one and get in play and get in a good position, think I'm still gonna say Novak."