Sam Querrey into another LA Final!
Sam Querrey into another LA Final! | 
Los Angeles, CA – Local favorite at #2 seed Sam Querrey continued his quest for another title in Los Angeles as he defeated Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-6(4) in the semifinals. It was a chilly night at Straus Stadium and tempers flared as Querrey committed numerous errors to complicate the match. Unhappy with his strings and his performance, Sam was urged on by his Samurai cheering squad and the local fans in attendance. A long third game in the second set helped settle Querrey’s nerves and he fought back from a 3-0 deficit. Hitting forehands in excess of 105mph, Querrey managed to force a second set tiebreak after narrowly avoiding going down a set point.
The pressure was on as Ram continued his high quality play with change of pace and good serving. However it was Querrey who jumped out to an early lead in the tiebreak after making a clutch down the line passing shot winner. Things were even until 5-4 where Querrey took a deep breath and served up two big points in a row to seal his victory. He’ll go for his third Los Angeles title on Sunday at 1pm Pacific time against qualifier Ricardas Berankis.
In the doubles semifinals, Querrey and Steve Johnson lost to Xavier Malisse and Ruben Bemelmans 6-4 6-4. Despite some unbelievable shots from Querrey/Johnson including an around the net post down the line winner from Sam, they were unable to win the big points in the close duel. Malisse and Bemelmans will face the British duo of Skupski and Delgado in the final on Sunday afternoon following the singles final.
Share this article:
Follow 10SBALLS.COM on:
10sBalls Top Stories
- No Key Biscayne, No Problem; New Site, Same Great Miami Open Tennis Event
- 10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE EPA TENNIS PHOTOS Of 2018
- THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR ANY TENNIS PLAYER & FAN
- ATP MEN’S TENNIS • WILL IT MOVE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER OR TOKYO OR SINGAPORE? OR TURIN?
- ALIX RAMSAY WRITES TO “TENNIS SANTA CLAUS” WITH HER WISHES • ANDY MURRAY!
- CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE JACK KRAMER CLUB – DECEMBER 15 TO 22 2018 • UTR • ORACLE • AND AN AWESOME NEW TENNIS EVENT
- 10sBalls.com Shares Alix Ramsay’s Rambling On About Tennis and The Holidays
- ROGER FEDERER JOINED BY RAFA NADAL FOR THE 2019 LAVER CUP FESTIVITIES IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
- TENNIS PLAYERS’ UNION – IS IT NEEDED? BY MARK WINTERS
- Tennis News: Wilson’s Revolution Is Here – THE CLASH
- ROTTERDAM TENNIS TOURNEY DIRECTOR RICHARD KRAJICEK ANNOUNCES DAVID GOFFIN TO PLAY IN 2019 ABN AMRO
- JELENA VEMIC’S PHOTO GALLERY
- TENNIS NEWS FROM LONDON • 10SBALLS REPORTS ON THE LAWN TENNIS WRITERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AT WIMBLEDON’S DEBENTURE CLUB
- 10sBalls.com Shares a Great Gift For A Tennis Player – The Functional Tennis Match Journal
- BNP PARIBAS TENNIS OPEN NAMED 2018 WTA PREMIER MANDATORY TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR
In Case You Missed It
EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE
Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!
TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos