Baghdatis, Querrey Headline Monday & Check Out The Houston Doubles Draw

Written by: Staff on 6th April 2014

Sony Open tennis tournament on Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida

Baghdatis, Querrey Headline Monday & Check Out The Houston Doubles Draw

epa04132815 Marcos Baghdatis of Cypress returns the ball to Santiago Giraldo of Colombia during their first round match at the Sony Open on Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida USA 19 March 2014. EPA/RHONA WISE |

BAGHDATIS, QUERREY OPEN

80th RIVER OAKS TOURNAMENT MONDAY

Sunday Play Rained Out

Draws and notes follow the results and schedule

RESULTS – SUNDAY, APRIL 06, 2014

No Play – Rain

ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, APRIL 07, 2014

STADIUM COURT start 12:00 pm

Qualifying – Robby Ginepri (USA) vs Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)

[WC] Rhyne Williams (USA) vs Dustin Brown (Germany)

Jack Sock (USA) vs [8] Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)

No Before 6:00 pm

Sam Querrey (USA) vs Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Russia)

[WC] Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) vs Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia)

COURT 3 start 12:00 pm

[3] Peter Polansky (Canada) vs [5] Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands)[1] Ryan Harrison (USA) vs [6] Ruben Bemelmans (Belgium)

COURT 7 start 12:00 pm

Takanyi Garanganga (Zimbabwe) vs [7] Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain)

DRAWS

Singles Main Draw

Doubles Main Draw

Singles Qualifying Draw

NOTES

– The winners of the qualifying matches will move into the main draw.

– Two players who reached the 2013 main draw quarterfinals – Robby Ginepri and Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo – are through to the final round of qualifying.

– Takanyi Garanganga of Zimbabwe is looking to reach the main draw of an ATP World Tour event for the first time. In fact, this marks the first time he has reached the final round of qualifying at an ATP event.

– Several players in action Monday have previously had success at the tournament. Ivo Karlovic won the title in 2007, Sam Querrey was the runner-up in 2010, and Rhyne Williams reached the quarterfinals last year.

– In honor of this being the 80th tournament to be hosted at River Oaks, a special exhibit showcasing the history of the event is on display near Becks Prime on the tournament grounds. It includes photographs from past tournaments as well as memorabilia on loan from the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The “Ticket Turnback” program is once again being used at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Patrons holding tickets for sessions they cannot attend can return them to the box office where they will be resold at face value, with the full purchase price being donated to Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. For more information, please visit www.mensclaycourt.com.

U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club

In 2014, the River Oaks Country Club will celebrate the 80th professional tournament to be hosted in its historic stadium when the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship is held April 7-13. River Oaks first hosted its own tournament, The River Oaks International, in 1931, and its roster of former champions includes Jack Kramer, Tony Trabert, Rod Laver, Roy Merson, Ken Rosewall, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas and James Blake. Houston is the 23rd city to host the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The tournament came to Houston in 2001, and has been hosted at River Oaks since 2009. Started in 1910 by the USTA, the 2014 tournament is the 104th competition for the Clay Court Championship. More information is available at www.mensclaycourt.com.

Topics: Bemelmans, Houston, Marcos Baghdatis, River Oaks, Sam Querrey, Tennis

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April 6, 2014 at 5:25 pm

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