Farmers Classic News – Update and News

Written by: Staff on 26th July 2012

Farmers Classic News - Update and News

epa03308184 Benoit Paire of France returns a ball to Bernard Tomic of Australia during the first round match at the Suisse Open tennis tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland, 16 July 2012. EPA/PETER SCHNEIDER |

Top Seed Debuts Thursday Night

Top seeded Frenchman Benoit Paire debuts Thursday night as he takes on American Michael Russell for a berth in the quarterfinals. Following them in the Straus Stadium will be Southern California natives Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson as they take on fourth seeded Matthew Ebden of Austria and his partner Dominic Inglot.

The day session will feature second round singles action including 4th seeded Nicolas Mahut as he takes on Paolo Lorenzi, 5th seeded Xavier Malisse playing Matthew Ebden, and 6th seed Marinko Matosevic playing German Tobias Kamke. For more information and the complete daily match schedule and draws, please visit www.farmersclassic.com.

Weekender Packages Still Available

Be an “insider” for the five most exciting sessions of the tournament with our most popular Mini-Plan package! You will enjoy the same great seat for all the Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final round action. A limited number of locations on the baseline and sideline remain! Please call (310) 824 -1010 ext. 251 for more information.

Querrey Dominant in Debut

Local favorite Sam Querrey continued his streak of success in Los Angeles (Sam has not lost a singles match here since 2007) as he overpowered Dutchman Igor Sijsling 6-2, 6-2 to the delight of the hometown crowd. Querrey’s game looked sharp in the first match of his 2012 campaign at the Farmers Classic. He will next face the winner of Xavier Malisse and Matthew Ebden in Quarterfinal play. Elsewhere, Rajeev Ram advanced in both singles and doubles scoring a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Paul Capdeville to advance to the Quarterfinals of singles, and teamed with partner Michael Russell to dispatch of the UCLA Bruins tandem of Nicolas Meister and Marcos Giron. Among others advancing were 3rd seeded Leonardo Mayer, and in doubles action, top-seeded Santiago Gonzalez and Scott Lipski, Ruben Bemelmans and Xavier Malisse, and Olivier Charroin and John Paul Fruttero.

Kids Day at the Farmers Classic

18th Annual Kids Day at the 2012 Farmers Classic is Thursday, July 26th! All kids under 16 will be admitted FREE! Adult chaperone tickets are $10, which includes a ticket to the afternoon matches. This very special day starts at 9:30AM with a welcome ceremony followed by an on-court exhibition with ATP players in Straus Stadium. The fun continues with a 10 and Under Tennis Clinic, games, prizes and more! Following the clinic, kids can enjoy a free ice-cream and the afternoon matches!

Military Appreciation: Free Tickets

The Farmers Classic takes pride in recognizing its military members, veterans and their families by providing free tickets for all day and evening sessions throughout the tournament. Complimentary tickets are available to active and reserve military members, veterans and their families with proper military ID (limit six tickets per family, per session). Additionally, the SCTA will be helping to send care packages to service members who are deployed in Afghanistan as part of an Adopt-a-Unit effort.

“This is an outreach effort that we take a great deal of pride in offering,” “Everyone in the tennis community owe a great deal to our military and our veterans. We see Military Appreciation at the Farmers Classic as a way to give back some of what we owe these heroic individuals.”

Topics: 10sballs.com, Farmers Classic, LA Open 2012, Matthew Ebden, Michael Russell, Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson, Sports, Tennis News, Xavier Malisse

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