Watch as Sam Querrey secures his first clay-court win of 2018, defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe, to reach the second round at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Sam Querrey of the U.S. had not won a clay-court match this year before Monday. The American had gone 0-3 before heading to Roland Garros. But apparently he just needed to play in Paris. The 12th seed avoided a winless European clay-court swing by beating #NextGenATP compatriot Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(6). Querrey hit 11 aces and controlled play with his big serve to beat the 20-year-old Tiafoe for the second time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (Shanghai 2017). Tiafoe had reached his second ATP World Tour final at the Millennium Estoril Open earlier this month (l. to Sousa). Querrey will try to match his best Paris showing (3R, 2013) when he meets Frenchman Gilles Simon, who saved four...
Sam Querrey and David Ferrer are the first and fourth seeds, respectively, at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open this week in Switzerland. But before they begin their campaigns at the ATP World Tour 250-level event, the pair took to a smaller court for some pre-tournament fun. Querrey and Ferrer played mini-tennis at the Cité du Temps, a square in the centre of Geneva that offers a view of Lake Léman, a jet d’eau and the Rhône River. The American is playing in Geneva for the third time, and he says that the decision to return was an easy one. “I love this city and the tournament. The conditions are perfect here and I always enjoy playing here,” said Querrey,...
Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey still have yet to drop a set at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The American pairing advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on Wednesday after another straight-set win 6-3, 6-2 against eighth-seeded Colombians Juan Sebastian/Robert Farah. [ALSO LIKE] Johnson/Querrey won all four break points to move on after 60 minutes. The California natives have reached three ATP World Tour doubles finals, with their lone team title coming on clay at 2017 Geneva. Watch Full Match Replays They'll face another pair of countrymen in the semi-finals after Russians Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev beat third seeds Oliver Marach of Austria and Croatian Mate Pavic 6-4, 7-6(3). On the bottom...
American Sam Querrey visits with the volunteers and ball kids at the Miami Open presented by Itau, and discusses how they are so helpful to the players.
