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Querrey hits 19 aces to reach last eight
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 08 - 2013

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina — American Sam Querrey stepped up his rivalry with countryman John Isner Wednesday, blasting 19 aces to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Winston-Salem Open.
Sixth seed Querrey beat 11th seed Jarkko Nieminen 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (12/10) a day after the 40th-ranked Finn had advanced when American Mardy Fish could not continue due to heat stroke.
Home-state hero Isner and Querrey have long been friendly rivals, with both standing over two meters tall and relying on huge serving games.
Isner was the top seed and two-time defending champion at Winston-Salem, but he and third seed Tomas Berdych withdrew, citing injury concerns a week ahead of the start of the US Open.
Querrey, 25, reached the semifinals here a year ago, losing to eventual finalist Berdych. He won his 21st match of the season, with his best showing an Auckland semi-final nearly nine months ago, and says he has his chances with the pair of major seeds missing.
“Two big kind of power guys are out. You want to take it one match at a time, but it's hard not to know that in the back of my mind that, ‘Hey, I have got a good opportunity here,'” said Querrey, who is ranked no. 29.
Querrey, who had won just two matches over five ATP events from the end of the French Open until this week, hopes to kick-start his hardcourt season in time for the US Open.
“This is huge for my confidence,” said Querrey, who came from 6-3 down in the deciding tiebreak.
“It's the first time in a long while I can remember squeezing out a long tough one, saving match points, getting through when it wasn't pretty at times. “I felt better in this match than the first one and tomorrow I am hoping I'll feel a bit better.”
Querrey will bid for the semifinals against Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, who defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 6-3.
That match will be a re-run of the 2012 Los Angeles final, claimed by Querrey over the number 126, who has won three consecutive matches for the first time this season.
Frenchman Gael Monfils, who is seeded 15th, extended his recovery from this month's ankle injury by beating Spanish fourth seed Tommy Robredo 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-2 in a match that lasted over two hours.
He next faces Fernando Verdasco after the seventh seed beat Robin Haase 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 6-3.
Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer put out French fifth seed Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-3 to set up a match with Russian Dmitry Tursunov, a winner over compatriot Alex Bogomolov 6-3, 7-5
Ukrainian tenth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov rallied past eight seed Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and will face Lu Yen-hsun after the Taiwanese beat American Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-2.
Stosur, Tomic to team at Hopman Cup
Former US Open champion Sam Stosur will team with Bernard Tomic as hosts Australia attempt to break a 14-year title drought at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis tournament.
Stosur will play the event for the first time since 2010, while Tomic returns after beating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at last year's tournament.
He went on to reach the third round of the Australian Open, losing to Roger Federer, and the fourth round at Wimbledon.
World No. 4 Aganieszka Radwanska will team with Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz as Poland makes its debut at the tournament which runs from Dec. 28 to Jan 4.
Organizers said a new partner is being sought for France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after the sudden retirement of Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. Five more teams will be named over the coming month.
Radwanska hoped she and Janowicz can make a mark in Poland's debut. — Agencies


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