Rely Aid Natomas Racquet Club Challenger – Update 10/5/11

Written by: on 5th October 2011
US Open 2011
Rely Aid Natomas Racquet Club Challenger - Update 10/5/11

Jack Sock of the US hits a return to Andy Roddick of the US during their second round match on the fifth day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 02 September 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO  |

RELY AID NATOMAS RACQUET CLUB CHALLENGER – SACRAMENTO, CA, USA

$ 100,000.00

OCTOBER 01 – OCTOBER 09, 2011

No.2 Ivo Karlovic(CRO) looked on the verge of being upset in the first round at the 3rd Annual RelyAid Natomas Racquet Club Challenger before coming back from 4-1 down in the third set tie-breaker to pull out a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(8) win over Martin Fischer(AUT).

The Americans had a good day asNo.1 James Blake(USA) defeated Amir(BIH), 6-4,7-5 in the featured afternoon match while No. 3 Sam Querry, had a bit of a scare against Laurynas Grigelis(LTU), winning 6-4,6-7(2), 6-2. Wild card, Jack Sock, thrilled a center crowd with his power and finesse as he took out No.8 James Ward(GBR), 6-3, 7-6(3).

Other seeds who made it through the first round were, Izak Van Der Merwe(RSA) who had a straight win over qualifier, Blake Strode(USA), 6-3,6-4 and Bjorn Phau(GER), who easily dispatched Robert Farah(COL), 6-1,6-4.

RESULTS – OCTOBER 04, 2011

Men’s

Singles – First Round

[1] J Blake (USA) d A Delic (BIH) 64 75

[2] I Karlovic (CRO) d M Fischer (AUT) 63 36 76(8)

[3] [WC] S Querrey (USA) d L Grigelis (LTU) 64 67(5) 62

T de Bakker (NED) d [5] V Pospisil (CAN) 67(5) 76(2) 63

[6] I Van der Merwe (RSA) d [Q] B Strode (USA) 63 64

[7] B Phau (GER) d R Farah (COL) 61 64

[WC] J Sock (USA) d [8] J Ward (GBR) 63 76(3)

C Guccione (AUS) d J Cabal (COL) 63 64

R Borvanov (MDA) d [Q] S Johnson (USA) 36 64 63

F Nielsen (DEN) d [WC] N Monroe (USA) 62 57 64

A Kuznetsov (USA) d S Greul (GER) 46 64 64

U Ignatik (BLR) d F Wolmarans (RSA) 36 63 64

D Gremelmayr (GER) d [LL] J Baker (GBR) 61 36 64

[Q] P Duclos (CAN) d T Smyczek (USA) 62 75

V Estrella (DOM) d [Q] M Venus (NZL) 62 64

Mens

Qualifying Doubles – Finals

Qualifying – [2] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) d L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR) 67(3) 64 12-10

ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2011

CENTER start 10:00 am

[4] B Reynolds (USA) vs F Nielsen (DEN)

R Borvanov (MDA) vs [WC] J Sock (USA)

A Kuznetsov (USA) vs [6] I Van der Merwe (RSA)

Not Before 3:00 PM

[4] J Kerr (AUS) / D Martin (USA) vs [WC] J Hossain (AUS) / B Martinez (USA)

[1] J Blake (USA) vs C Guccione (AUS)

COURT 1 start 10:00 am

Not Before 11:00 AM

S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA) vs [LL] L Grigelis (LTU) / U Ignatik (BLR)

[1] J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) vs J Fruttero (USA) / R Klaasen (RSA)

V Pospisil (CAN) / B Reynolds (USA) vs [WC] S Johnson (USA) / S Querrey (USA)

[Q] P Duclos (CAN) / A Hubble (AUS) vs [3] F Nielsen (DEN) / T Parrott (USA)

V Estrella (DOM) / I Karlovic (CRO) vs [WC] N Monroe (USA) / J Sock (USA)

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