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July 29, 2010, Thursday
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SECOND-SEEDED Sam Querrey struggled through two tough sets than breezed through the third to beat Kevin Anderson 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-0 yesterday, opening the defense of his title at the Farmers Classic.
Querrey served out the 2 hour, 14-minute match on his second match point to improve to 3-0 against Anderson, a South African who was set to play the qualifying here, but avoided it when he advanced to the semifinals last week in Atlanta. He received a special exemption into the main draw, and gave Querrey all he could handle until the third set.
"We both have big serves. I got lucky there," Querrey said. "He's got such a big serve. I couldn't really get a rhythm. I just focused a little harder on my service games and I got a few more returns."
In another second-round match, third-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat American wild-card Ryan Sweeting 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Baghdatis fired 11 aces and had the same number of winners in advancing to his fifth quarterfinal of the year.
Baghdatis had lost all three of his matches in his three previous tournaments, all on grass. It was his first win since a second-round victory at the French Open in May.
"I fought for the match without playing perfect tennis," he said. "I came to L.A. knowing I wasn't going to play my best tennis. I felt really bad on court and it's good to win when you feel bad."
He'll next play sixth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, who beat qualifier Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6 (11), 6-2. Devvarman missed a chance to break into the tour's top 100 for the first time with a victory.
Rainer Schuettler of Germany outlasted American Robby Ginepri 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in their first meeting since 2003. At 34, Schuettler is the oldest player in the singles draw. Schuettler will next play Querrey.
Bob and Mike Bryan opened a bid to win their record 62nd career doubles title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles.
The brothers are tied with Hall of Famers Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde with 61 career titles. They could have made history at Wimbledon, but lost in the quarterfinals.
Bob Bryan said the twins felt greater pressure to tie the Woodies, which they did in May at the Madrid Masters.
"That was the number we were looking at," he said. "We want to play this game for another five years. We don't feel that pressure."
Querrey served out the 2 hour, 14-minute match on his second match point to improve to 3-0 against Anderson, a South African who was set to play the qualifying here, but avoided it when he advanced to the semifinals last week in Atlanta. He received a special exemption into the main draw, and gave Querrey all he could handle until the third set.
"We both have big serves. I got lucky there," Querrey said. "He's got such a big serve. I couldn't really get a rhythm. I just focused a little harder on my service games and I got a few more returns."
In another second-round match, third-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat American wild-card Ryan Sweeting 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Baghdatis fired 11 aces and had the same number of winners in advancing to his fifth quarterfinal of the year.
Baghdatis had lost all three of his matches in his three previous tournaments, all on grass. It was his first win since a second-round victory at the French Open in May.
"I fought for the match without playing perfect tennis," he said. "I came to L.A. knowing I wasn't going to play my best tennis. I felt really bad on court and it's good to win when you feel bad."
He'll next play sixth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, who beat qualifier Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6 (11), 6-2. Devvarman missed a chance to break into the tour's top 100 for the first time with a victory.
Rainer Schuettler of Germany outlasted American Robby Ginepri 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in their first meeting since 2003. At 34, Schuettler is the oldest player in the singles draw. Schuettler will next play Querrey.
Bob and Mike Bryan opened a bid to win their record 62nd career doubles title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles.
The brothers are tied with Hall of Famers Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde with 61 career titles. They could have made history at Wimbledon, but lost in the quarterfinals.
Bob Bryan said the twins felt greater pressure to tie the Woodies, which they did in May at the Madrid Masters.
"That was the number we were looking at," he said. "We want to play this game for another five years. We don't feel that pressure."
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