Farmers Classic – Monday Results, Tuesday Schedule

Written by: Staff on 26th July 2011

Farmers Classic - Monday Results, Tuesday Schedule |

RESULTS – MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

Singles – First Round

Michael Russell (USA) d [6] Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 67(5) 60 62

Ryan Sweeting (USA) d Somdev Devvarman (IND) 64 76(6)

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d [WC] Robby Ginepri (USA) 64 75

Doubles – First Round

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) d Stephen Huss (AUS) / Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 60 63

Michael Berrer (GER) / Tommy Haas (GER) d James Blake (USA) / Ryan Sweeting (USA) 61 64

Qualifying – Final Round

[5] Tim Smyczek (USA) d [2] Rik De Voest (RSA) 3-6 64 10 ret. (hand)

[7] Greg Jones (AUS) d Nicolas Massu (CHI) 64 60

Laurynas Grigelis (LTU) d Clement Reix (FRA) 62 63

Daniel Kosakowski (USA) d Denis Kudla (USA) 64 76(4)

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011

STRAUS STADIUM start 2:00 pm

[5] Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs [8] Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)

Not Before 7:30 PM

James Blake (USA) vs Michael Berrer (GER)

[7] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [WC] Tommy Haas (GER)

GRANDSTAND start 2:00 pm

[Q] Tim Smyczek (USA) vs [Q] Daniel Kosakowski (USA)

Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Richard Berankis (LTU)

Gilles Muller (LUX) vs [WC] Steve Johnson (USA) – Possible Court Change

Not Before 5:30 PM

[Q] Greg Jones (AUS) vs Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA)

Alejandro Falla (COL) vs [Q] Laurynas Grigelis (LTU)

2011 Farmers Classic Draws

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

Qualifying Draw

NOTES:

Second Round Schedule: The intended order of play for the top two seeds, which is subject to change, is as follows:

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 Tuesday and Wednesday, with play beginning at 2 p.m. each day. Play starts at noon on Thursday and Friday, with separate day and night sessions.

School Ties: Two local area college players will play Tuesday in the first round. UCLA’s Daniel Kosakowski, the Pac 10 Freshman of the Year who is making his ATP level debut, and USC’s Steve Johnson, the reigning NCAA Champion, will both be in action on Grandstand Court. This marks the eighth time since 2000 that the Farmers Classic field includes at least one player who played collegiately at USC and another who played at UCLA.

Tour Debuts: Tuesday’s “Super Session” will include the ATP World Tour main draw debuts for two players: Los Angeles resident Daniel Kosakowski and Lithuania’s Laurynas Grigelis.

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 through Ticketmaster. 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.