ATP TENNIS RESULTS FROM RIVER OAKS IN HOUSTON TEXAS

Written by: Staff on 9th April 2017

ATP TENNIS RESULTS FROM RIVER OAKS IN HOUSTON TEXAS |

Preparing for @mensclaycourt – Photo by @tommyhaasofficial via Instagram.

Two Former Champs Open Play at River Oaks

New “Super Session” Begins at 3 p.m. on Monday

RESULTS – Sunday, April 9

Qualifying – Final Round

Noah Rubin (USA) d (WC) Bradley Klahn (USA) 6-2 3-6 7-6(2)

(7) Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) d Benjamin Becker (Germany) 6-3 6-2

(8) Tennys Sandgren (USA) d Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 6-3 6-2

(5) Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) d (4) Denis Kudla (USA) 3-6 6-4 6-4

ORDER OF PLAY – Monday, April 10

Center Court – 3 pm Start

Nicolas Kicker (Argentina) vs (Q) Noah Rubin (USA)

Not before 6 pm

(WC) Reilly Opelka (USA) vs Tommy Haas (Germany)

Juan Monaco (Argentina) vs Dustin Brown (Germany)

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

Qualifying Draw

TIDBITS OF INFO:

– Two former champions, Tommy Haas and Juan Monaco, headline opening night at River Oaks. Haas won the title in 2004 while Monaco is a two-time champion, having won in 2012 and 2016.

– Haas turned 39-years-old last Monday. His opponent, Reilly Opelka, is just 19-years-old. The age disparity between the two is 19.42 years. That’s the largest age gap between opponents in a tour-level match since 38-year-old Jimmy Connors lost to 19-year-old Michael Chang at the 1991 French Open.

– Monaco is attempting to be the first player to defend a US Clay title since Andy Roddick (2001-02).

– Two Americans qualified with wins on Sunday, bringing the total of US players in the main draw to 12, the most since 13 in 2007.

– Tennys Sandgren, a former player at the University of Tennessee, successfully qualified with a pair of wins this weekend. His match Tuesday against fellow American Ernesto Escobedo will be his first in the main draw of an ATP World Tour event.

Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club

River Oaks Country Club will be hosting a professional tournament for the 83rd time when the 2017 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship is held April 8-16. 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 21st 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 2008. Started in 1910 by the USTA, the 2017 tournament will be the 107th competition for the Clay Court Championship. More information is available at www.usmensclaycourt.com