Tennis-Wimbledon-Mirnyi savages Blake to reach last 16

— -- LONDON, June 30 - Eighth seed James Blake's Wimbledon nightmare returned on Friday when he was handed a 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-0 mauling in the third round by Belarussian Max Mirnyi. The American had never before progressed beyond the second round at the grasscourt grand slam and his fourth visit to the All England Club proved to be almost as frustrating. Mirnyi, nicknamed The Beast, came from two-sets-to-one down to savage Blake in the final two sets. From 3-1 up in the fourth set, Mirnyi won nine games in a row and Blake wilted on a baking hot Centre Court. Blake bowed out of the tournament after his lunging effort managed only to roll the ball into the net on match point. The two hours and 46-minute defeat was particularly disappointing for Blake as he reached the final of the Stella Artois tournament two weeks ago and had hoped to carry that form into the grasscourt grand slam. Mirnyi will next face Swedish doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman.