Battle Of The Lefties In Houston / Donald Young To Play Fernando Verdasco

Written by: Staff on 10th April 2014

Battle Of The Lefties In Houston / Donald Young To Play Fernando Verdasco

epa02946112 Donald Young of the USA returns the ball to Andy Murray of Great Britain in their men's final match at the ATP PTT Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, on 02 October 2011. Murray defeated Young to win the final. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT |

Three Americans Join Spanish and Colombian Duos in Quarterfinals at River Oaks

Three Seeds Upset During Thursday Action

Donald Young Junior from Atlanta Georgia to play the tricky Spaniard.

Draws and notes follow the results and schedule

RESULTS – THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014

Singles Second Round

Santiago Gonzalez (Colombia) d [2] Tommy Robredo (Spain) 6-3, 6-4

[3] Nicolas Almagro (Spain) d Michael Russell (USA) 6-2, 6-3

[4] Fernando Verdasco (Spain) d [WC] Steve Johnson (USA) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3

Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) d [5] Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 6-3, 2-0, ret. (illness)

Donald Young (USA) d [6] Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3

Jack Sock (USA) d Benjamin Becker (Germany) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles Quarterfinal Round

[2] David Marrero (Spain) / Fernando Verdasco (Spain) d Benjamin Becker (Germany) / Rameez Junaid (Australia) 6-3, 6-1

Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) / Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) d Benjamin Becker (Germany) / Rameez Junaid (Australia) 16 76(1) 11-9

Chris Guccione (Australia) / Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) d Purav Raja (India) / Divij Sharan (India) 62 64

ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014

CENTER COURT start 12:00 noon

Donald Young (USA) vs [4] Fernando Verdasco (Spain)

Not Before 2:00 pm

Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) vs Santiago Giraldo (Colombia)

Not Before 4:00 pm

[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) vs Chris Guccione (Australia) / Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)

Not Before 6:00 pm

Dustin Brown (Germany) vs Sam Querrey (USA)

[3] Nicolas Almagro (Spain) vs Jack Sock (USA)

COURT 3 start 5:00 pm

After Appropriate Rest – Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) / Alejandro Gonzalez (Colombia) vs [2] David Marrero (Spain) / Fernando Verdasco (Spain)

DRAWS

Singles Main Draw

Doubles Main Draw

Singles Qualifying Draw

NOTES

– View ATP Daily Media Notes Here

– For the third straight year, three Americans have reached the quarterfinals at River Oaks. Should Sam Querrey, Jack Sock or Donald Young win Friday, it will mark the 14th consecutive year that an American has reached the semifinals of this tournament.

– Sock, Dustin Brown and Alejandro Gonzalez will all be attempting to reach their first career ATP World Tour semifinal in Friday’s matches.

– Colombians Santiago Giraldo and Gonzalez will be opponents on Friday afternoon in the singles quarterfinals, then team up to play in the doubles semifinal later in the day.

– Third seed Nicolas Almagro, last year’s runner-up, is the highest remaining seeded player. Almagro is tied for third among active players for career clay court wins with 235. The other seven quarterfinalists have a combined 256 clay victories.

– The ATP World Tour honored the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship as one of the 29 tournaments to have been members of the ATP since the Tour’s inception in 1990. The Clay Court Championship has been held at River Oaks Country Club since 2008.

– 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 photography by Bob Straus 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 Emerson , 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: Bryan Brothers, Donald Young, Fernando Verdasco, Houston, Tennis Results, US Men's Clay Court Championship

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