Blake Answers Facebook Fan Questions

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James Blake, who is playing this week at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, answers questions submitted by fans on ATPWorldTour.com's facebook page.  What does he think of Lady Gaga and more!

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Q: Viki_cro: Is it easier to play now that you are out of spotlight, with andy, isner, and querry being american top3
A: That doesn’t really change my outlook. I’m always trying to do the best that I can, regardless of what anyone else around me is doing. If they’re playing better than me I can just tip my cap to them and try to get on the practice court and work harder and try to improve my game.

Q: jinglot25: What are your thoughts on lady gaga!!
A: [Laughs] I really don’t have many! I don’t know too many of her songs. I know that she’s always in the news and I think she does a lot of things to get attention, but she hasn’t got a lot of my attention!

Q: jinglot25: What do you want to do after tennis? Go back to harvard?
A: That’s a good question. I’d love to go back and finish at Harvard. I don’t know if I’d like to stay in tennis. I’d possibly love to open a tennis club in my hometown, Fairfield Connecticut, or maybe up in Boston where I know I could hopefully have a positive impact on kids’ lives. If I get out of tennis then I don’t know what I’d do. Possibly go into politics, but at a very local level if I did that.”

Q: Richard Remschel / Chiara Orlandi: What do you do in your free time?
A: I love playing golf. I’m still not very good at it, but I love playing. I play a lot of cards too, a lot of Poker and Hearts with the guys on the road.

Q: Clint Gay: What is your favorite fan moment from your career?
A: My first ever Davis Cup when we played India. Some of the kids that were watching made a big poster and it had my score from my first match and everything. My mom actually got it framed and I still have that poster from the sign that those kids made.

Q: Mecca Jan Lewis: Biggest perk of being pro tennis player?
A: Going to work in a t-shirt and shorts, that’s pretty good! Not having a real 9-5 job and getting to be comfortable most of the year.

Q: Mecca Jan Lewis: How do u give back?
A: I’ve got a foundation that’s a cancer research fund. All the money raised goes to cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering hospital. It’s something that’s near and dear to my family. I feel like if you get the chance to attack cancer early it gives that person a fighting chance against it and hopefully I can save a lot of lives.

Q: Gina Christoforou: What is your proudest or most memorable moment in your career so far?
A: Probably the proudest and most memorable was winning Davis Cup in ’07. We’d been through a lot of wins, a lot of losses, but we really had that goal in mind for many years and to accomplish it together, and all of us be a part of it, really was special to me.

Q: Linda-Carlisle Cullen: With all your previous injuries, health problems etc. - how have you managed to stay so positive and return to the game time after time with renewed enthusiasm and determination ??
A: Well, I just know how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing and to be given these chances. I know that at anytime it could be taken away with injuries, illness, getting older and not being able to compete at this level… So I just realise how lucky I am and try to appreciate every part of it. What makes it easy for me is that I love the hard work; it’s actually fun for me.

Q: Katerina Weekend Holiday: Who is your favourite female tennis player, in terms of game and personality???
A: I’ve got to go with Serena. She’s a good friend of mine and if I didn’t say it she might beat me up!

Q: Lina Horani: when you beat roger at the olympic games is this match your best in your whole career ?
A: That’s one of the best matches I’ve played in my whole career, definitely. Roger is, in my opinion, so far the best of all time. So to beat him at such a big stage, where he’s put all his efforts into preparing for that tournament… For me to go there and beat the best in the world was something I’ll always remember and it’s something that definitely proved I could play some pretty good tennis.

Q: Chris Fava: Why do u think its good luck not to shave your beard during a tourney?
A: I have no idea! I think it’s just silly superstitions and they usually start with whatever I do at the beginning of the week and that’s just one that I’ve always had.

Q: Vikram Rao: what were you majoring in when you were in Harvard?
A: Economics.