RELY AID NATOMAS RACQUET CLUB CHALLENGER – SACRAMENTO, CA, USA
$ 100,000.00
OCTOBER 01 – OCTOBER 09, 2011
No.2 Ivo Karlovic(CRO) looked on the verge of being upset in the first round at the 3rd Annual RelyAid Natomas Racquet Club Challenger before coming back from 4-1 down in the third set tie-breaker to pull out a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(8) win over Martin Fischer(AUT).
The Americans had a good day asNo.1 James Blake(USA) defeated Amir(BIH), 6-4,7-5 in the featured afternoon match while No. 3 Sam Querry, had a bit of a scare against Laurynas Grigelis(LTU), winning 6-4,6-7(2), 6-2. Wild card, Jack Sock, thrilled a center crowd with his power and finesse as he took out No.8 James Ward(GBR), 6-3, 7-6(3). Other seeds who made it through the first round were, Izak Van Der Merwe(RSA) who had a straight win over qualifier, Blake Strode(USA), 6-3,6-4 and Bjorn Phau(GER), who easily dispatched Robert Farah(COL), 6-1,6-4. RESULTS – OCTOBER 04, 2011Men’s
Singles – First Round
[1] J Blake (USA) d A Delic (BIH) 64 75
[2] I Karlovic (CRO) d M Fischer (AUT) 63 36 76(8)
[3] [WC] S Querrey (USA) d L Grigelis (LTU) 64 67(5) 62
T de Bakker (NED) d [5] V Pospisil (CAN) 67(5) 76(2) 63
[6] I Van der Merwe (RSA) d [Q] B Strode (USA) 63 64
[7] B Phau (GER) d R Farah (COL) 61 64
[WC] J Sock (USA) d [8] J Ward (GBR) 63 76(3)
C Guccione (AUS) d J Cabal (COL) 63 64
R Borvanov (MDA) d [Q] S Johnson (USA) 36 64 63
F Nielsen (DEN) d [WC] N Monroe (USA) 62 57 64
A Kuznetsov (USA) d S Greul (GER) 46 64 64
U Ignatik (BLR) d F Wolmarans (RSA) 36 63 64
D Gremelmayr (GER) d [LL] J Baker (GBR) 61 36 64
[Q] P Duclos (CAN) d T Smyczek (USA) 62 75
V Estrella (DOM) d [Q] M Venus (NZL) 62 64
Mens
Qualifying Doubles – Finals
Qualifying – [2] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) d L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR) 67(3) 64 12-10
ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2011
CENTER start 10:00 am
[4] B Reynolds (USA) vs F Nielsen (DEN)
R Borvanov (MDA) vs [WC] J Sock (USA)
A Kuznetsov (USA) vs [6] I Van der Merwe (RSA)
Not Before 3:00 PM
[4] J Kerr (AUS) / D Martin (USA) vs [WC] J Hossain (AUS) / B Martinez (USA)
[1] J Blake (USA) vs C Guccione (AUS)
COURT 1 start 10:00 am
Not Before 11:00 AM
S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA) vs [LL] L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR)
[1] J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) vs J Fruttero (USA) / R Klaasen (RSA)
V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) vs [WC] S Johnson (USA) / S Querrey (USA)
[Q] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) vs [3] F Nielsen (DEN) / T Parrott (USA)
V Estrella (DOM) / I Karlovic (CRO) vs [WC] N Monroe (USA) / J Sock (USA)
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