Archive for category: Houston
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Isner against Monaco in Houston final
World no.16 Juan Monaco of Argentina became the first player to book a place in the US Men’s Clay Court Championship Final in Houston. Monaco beat American qualifier Michael Russell in three sets 5-7 6-1 6-4 and will play his 13th ATP final. The first set was decided in the [...] -
Isner advances to Houston semis, plays Lopez next
World no.10 John Isner defeated fellow American Ryan Sweeting 7-6 (1) 7-6 (4) and moved into the US Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinals. The defending champion Sweeting had his chances, but didn’t take them as he failed to convert any of the six break point opportunities he had against Isner. [...] -
Russell faces Monaco in Houston semis
In a match between two wild card holders, the Argentine Juan Monaco came out as a winner as he defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (4) 7-5 and booked his place in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinal. This is the third semifinal for Monaco this year and [...] -
Russell beats Fish in Houston, Isner through to QF
American qualifier Michael Russell defeated fellow no.1 seed Mardy Fish 6-3 6-1 and booked his place in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship quarterfinals. Fish, who didn’t seem to be 100% focused, pulled out of the Davis Cup tie against France a couple of weeks ago due to what he [...] -
Lopez beats Lorenzi, Berlocq also wins in Houston
No.3 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his second round match against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 7-6 (4) and moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Lorenzi started the match with a lot of confidence, taking a 4-1 lead, but world no.15 Lopez came [...] -
Reynolds beats Karlovic in Houston
American Bobby Reynolds defeated the big serving 8th seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6 (5) 2-6 6-3 in the first round of the Houston tennis event and set up a match against fellow Ryan Sweeting in round two. Despite Karlovic hitting 19 aces, his ground strokes let him down and [...] -
Sweeting and Russell through to round two in Houston
The defending champion Ryan Sweeting started the Houston Tennis Tournament with a 6-3 7-6 (6) win over the Brazilian qualifier Ricardo Mello. Sweeting, who won the Houston title last year with a final victory against Kei Nishikori of Japan, had to save two set points at 5-6 in the second [...] -
Blake out of Houston, Querrey wins
James Blake lost his first round match at the Houston Men’s clay court Championships against the sixth seed Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 4-6 6-2 1-6. Despite Berlocq suffering from a calf injury and needing a treatment in the second set, the Argentine managed to recover quickly. After losing the second [...]
