Farmers Tennis Classic 2011 – Thursday Results, Friday Schedule

Written by: Staff on 29th July 2011

Farmers Tennis Classic 2011 - Thursday Results, Friday Schedule |

Click below for the latest Men’s results for the Farmers Tennis Classic:

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Men’s Singles: click here.

Men’s Doubles: click here.

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FULL Order: click here.

RESULTS – THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011

Singles – Second Round

[1] Mardy Fish (USA) d Gilles Muller (LUX) 76 (1) 61

[4] Thomaz Bullucci (BRA) d Alejandro Falla (COL) 60 61

[8] Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d Ryan Sweeting (USA) 76 (4) 76 (6)

Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) d Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 64 63

Doubles – Quarterfinals

[3] Mark Knowles (BAH) / Xavier Malisse (BEL) d Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) 63 62

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Frank Moser (GER) d Michael Berrer (GER) / Tommy Haas (GER) 64 64

ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2011

STRAUS STADIUM start Noon

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs [SE] Ryan Harrison (USA) live on Tennis Channel

[4] Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andy Ram (ISR) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) / Michael Russell (USA)

[1] Mardy Fish (USA) vs [8] Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) live on ESPN2

Not Before 7:30 PM

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [2] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) live on ESPN3

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) vs [3] Mark Knowles (BAH) / Xavier Malisse (BEL)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm

Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (USA) vs [4] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

2011 Farmers Classic Draws

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

Qualifying Draw

Farmers Classic Presented by Mercedes-Benz

Thursday Results, Friday Schedule

del Potro, Fish Headline Friday’s Quarterfinals

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July 28, 2011

Please look below today’s results and tomorrow’s schedule for NOTES.

RESULTS – THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011

Singles – Second Round

[1] Mardy Fish (USA) d Gilles Muller (LUX) 76 (1) 61

[4] Thomaz Bullucci (BRA) d Alejandro Falla (COL) 60 61

[8] Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) d Ryan Sweeting (USA) 76 (4) 76 (6)

Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) d Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 64 63

Doubles – Quarterfinals

[3] Mark Knowles (BAH) / Xavier Malisse (BEL) d Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) 63 62

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Frank Moser (GER) d Michael Berrer (GER) / Tommy Haas (GER) 64 64

ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2011

STRAUS STADIUM start Noon

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs [SE] Ryan Harrison (USA) live on Tennis Channel

[4] Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andy Ram (ISR) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) / Michael Russell (USA)

[1] Mardy Fish (USA) vs [8] Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) live on ESPN2

Not Before 7:30 PM

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs [2] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) live on ESPN3

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Alejandro Falla (COL) vs [3] Mark Knowles (BAH) / Xavier Malisse (BEL)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm

Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (USA) vs [4] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

2011 Farmers Classic Draws

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

Qualifying Draw

NOTES:

Continued Series Success: Four of the remaining eight players are playing their second straight quarterfinal during the 2011 Olympus US Open Series. Mardy Fish was the winner last week in Atlanta, Ryan Harrison reached the semifinals while Yen-Hsun Lu and Alex Bogomolov, Jr., were quarterfinalists.

Uncharted Waters: Two quarterfinalists will be playing to reach their first-ever ATP World Tour semifinal. Yen-Hsun Lu is 0-6 in ATP quarterfinals, including a loss in that round last week in Atlanta, while Alex Bogomolov, Jr., is 0-5, including three quarterfinal losses in 2011. Ryan Harrison will be looking to reach just his second career semifinal, having reached his first last week at Atlanta. Fourth seed Thomaz Bellucci, who owns two career ATP titles on clay, is looking to reach just his second career hard court semifinal (Stockholm 2009).

Fish a Force: Top seed Mardy Fish has extended his Olympus US Open Series winning streak to five straight matches. Fish, the winner last week in Altanta, is looking to reached back-to-back semifinals for the second time this season, having done so in February in Memphis and Delray Beach.

Randy Jackson Presents The Canyons: Before play begins Friday night, music will fill the LA Tennis Center as Randy Jackson Presents the Canyons at 7 p.m. The Canyons started in the imagination of Jackson as a collaboration of solo artists, namely Alisan Porter, Ilsey Juber and Jordan Lawhead.

2011 Tournament Honoree: On Saturday evening, Peter Fleming, the Farmers Classic 1979 singles and 1983 doubles champion, will take part in the Tournament Honoree ceremony. Fleming won 60 career doubles titles, including four championships at Wimbledon and three at the US Open.

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. The coverage begins at noon Friday with Tennis Channel, then picks up against at 4 p.m. on ESPN2. ESPN3 will show the 7:30 p.m. match Friday.

Tickets: Tickets for 85th annual Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz are on sale now through Ticketmaster. The Wednesday’s “Super Session” 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.