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Querrey outlasts Isner for crown
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February 23, 2010, Tuesday
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SAM Querrey came back from a set down to overhaul fellow American John Isner 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3 and win the Memphis Championships on Sunday.
Querrey was two points from defeat in the second set tiebreaker but rallied to win it 7-5 and then carried the momentum into the third, breaking his opponent twice to seal his third career title and first of the season.
The American pair, named in the US Davis Cup team to take on Serbia, are friends and frequent practice partners.
"It's tough playing your good buddy like that - if anyone else could win the tournament, I'd want it to be him, so you're not going to get the same reaction from me about it than if I were playing someone else," Querrey told reporters.
"He'll win some of these and I'll win some of these."
In a battle of big serves from big men, Querrey is 6-foot-6 and Isner 6-foot-9, neither player was able to break the other in the first two sets.
"I had the match on my racquet," Isner said. "He played well when it counted though, better than me. It's really hard, because I like to think I've played really well in those situations in the past."
The 22-year-old Querrey's path to the title included a quarterfinal upset of defending champion Andy Roddick, who he lost to in the semifinal in San Jose last week.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated compatriot David Ferrer 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the Copa Telmex final on Sunday.
The second-seeded Ferrero beat the top-seeded Ferrer in two hours and 32 minutes on clay at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, saving seven of 11 break points he faced along the way. It was Ferrero's 10th straight win this season.
The victory for the former world No. 1 was his second straight ATP title after winning the Brazil Open last week. It was also his 14th ATP title and his 11th on clay, his favorite surface.
"I feel unbelievable after winning two weeks in a row," the 30-year-old Ferrero said. "It is a great feeling. I think the key to my current success is the physical work I have done. I have been working very hard and I know that I can be on the court forever. That helps my game a lot because I get to the ball much early and can be more aggressive.
"This also helps me mentally. I feel very strong and know that I have more resources now when playing important points. I have been working with a friend the mental aspect and all is coming into place."
Ferrero will try to make it three in a row in Acapulco, Mexico, with another stop on the Latin American claycourt swing.
Querrey was two points from defeat in the second set tiebreaker but rallied to win it 7-5 and then carried the momentum into the third, breaking his opponent twice to seal his third career title and first of the season.
The American pair, named in the US Davis Cup team to take on Serbia, are friends and frequent practice partners.
"It's tough playing your good buddy like that - if anyone else could win the tournament, I'd want it to be him, so you're not going to get the same reaction from me about it than if I were playing someone else," Querrey told reporters.
"He'll win some of these and I'll win some of these."
In a battle of big serves from big men, Querrey is 6-foot-6 and Isner 6-foot-9, neither player was able to break the other in the first two sets.
"I had the match on my racquet," Isner said. "He played well when it counted though, better than me. It's really hard, because I like to think I've played really well in those situations in the past."
The 22-year-old Querrey's path to the title included a quarterfinal upset of defending champion Andy Roddick, who he lost to in the semifinal in San Jose last week.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain defeated compatriot David Ferrer 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the Copa Telmex final on Sunday.
The second-seeded Ferrero beat the top-seeded Ferrer in two hours and 32 minutes on clay at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, saving seven of 11 break points he faced along the way. It was Ferrero's 10th straight win this season.
The victory for the former world No. 1 was his second straight ATP title after winning the Brazil Open last week. It was also his 14th ATP title and his 11th on clay, his favorite surface.
"I feel unbelievable after winning two weeks in a row," the 30-year-old Ferrero said. "It is a great feeling. I think the key to my current success is the physical work I have done. I have been working very hard and I know that I can be on the court forever. That helps my game a lot because I get to the ball much early and can be more aggressive.
"This also helps me mentally. I feel very strong and know that I have more resources now when playing important points. I have been working with a friend the mental aspect and all is coming into place."
Ferrero will try to make it three in a row in Acapulco, Mexico, with another stop on the Latin American claycourt swing.
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