Farmers Classic – Sunday Results, Monday Schedule

Written by: Staff on 25th July 2011

Farmers Classic - Sunday Results, Monday Schedule

Argentinian tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro returns the ball against Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin during their quarter finals Davis Cup Argentina vs Kazakhstan tennis match at Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 07 July 2011. The elimination round began on Wednesday 07 July and runs until next Saturday 09 July. The winner will face Sweden or Serbia. EPA/Sergio Goya |

RESULTS – SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011

Qualifying – Second Round

Daniel Kosakowski (USA) d [1] Tatsuma Ito (JPN) 60 62

[2] Rik de Voest (RSA) d Marcelo Melo (BRA) 62 67(4) 60

Clement Reix (FRA) d [3] Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 63 76(6)

Nicolas Massu (CHI) d [4] Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 46 75 76(5)

[5] Tim Smyczek (USA) Artem Sitak (NZL) 63 63

[7] Greg Jones (AUS) d Bradley Klahn (USA) 64 57 64

Lauryna Grigelis (LTU) d [8] Carsten Ball (AUS) 64 64

Denis Kudla (USA) d Sahr Timothy Kpulun (SLE) 61 62

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

STRAUS STADIUM start 2:00 pm

Somdev Devvarman (IND) vs Ryan Sweeting (USA)

[WC] Robby Ginepri (USA) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)

Not Before 7:30 PM

Michael Berrer (GER) / Tommy Haas (GER) vs [WC] James Blake (USA) / Ryan Sweeting (USA)

Michael Russell (USA) vs [6] Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

GRANDSTAND start 10:00 am

Qualifying – Daniel Kosakowski (USA) vs Denis Kudla (USA)

Qualifying – [2] Rik de Voest (RSA) vs [5] Tim Smyczek (USA)

Qualifying – Clement Reix (FRA) vs Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)

Qualifying – Nicolas Massu (CHI) vs [7] Greg Jones (AUS)

Not Before 5:30 PM

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) vs Stephen Huss (AUS) / Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)

2011 Farmers Classic Draws

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

Qualifying Draw

NOTES:

Early Round Schedule: A preliminary schedule has been set for the first two rounds and first four days of the tournament. The intended order of play, which is subject to change, is as follows:

TUESDAY – The remaining nine first round singles matches will take place during Tuesday’s “Super Session,” including Blake vs. Berrer, Haas vs. No. 7 seed Grigor Dimitrov, Fernando Gonzalez vs. No. 8 Igor Kunitsyn, No. 5 Xavier Malisse vs. Ernests Gulbis, Ryan Harrison vs. Richard Berankisand NCAA National Champion Steve Johnson from USC against Gilles Muller.

WEDNESDAY – Wednesday’s “Super Session” is slated to feature four second round singles matches, including the return of 2008 champion Juan Martin del Potro, who will play either Blake or Berrer.

THURSDAY – Top seed and the No. 1 American Mardy Fish will be featured in either the day or night session as the remaining four second round matches are played.

Super Sessions: A single “Super Session” will be held Monday-Wednesday, with play beginning at 2 p.m. each day. Play starts at noon on Thursday and Friday, with separate day and night sessions.

Gold Medal Winner: Chile’s Nicolas Massu won a pair of gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, defeating Mardy Fish to win the singles gold while teaming with Fernando Gonzlez to win the doubles gold. Massu needed 3:22 for his second round qualifying win over Japan’s Yuichi Sugita.

Fish Coming in as Winner: The early lead in the Olympus US Open Series points standings belongs to Mardy Fish after he claimed the title Sunday in Atlanta. Fish is the top seed at Farmers Classic.

Television Coverage: ESPN2 and Tennis Channel will combine to show 15 hours of live coverage of the 2011 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, as part of the Olympus US Open Series.

Tickets: Tickets for 85th annual Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz are on sale now throughTicketmaster. The Monday-Wednesday “Super Sessions” will start at 2 p.m., while Thursday-Saturday will feature separate day and night sessions before one session for the finals on Sunday. More information can be found at www.FarmersClassic.com/Tickets or by calling (310) 824 -1010 ext. 251.