Good start fo the tournament for 3 of the most representative American playes.
Querrey
Sam is the seed no.6 and he has already reached the 3rd round after defeating Garcia Lopez 4-6 6-3 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes with Sam blasting 9 aces on 15 service games. Sam will play either Nieminem or Fish in the third round.
Blake
Now ranked world no.100, James Blake’s morale got a boost after defeating Jerzy Janowicz last week in Cincinnati. The former world no.4 has now beaten in straight sets fellow American Rhyne Williams 6-1 7-5 to set a clash against the seed no.5 Benoit Paire. This will be the first match between these two.
Fish
A recovering Mardy defeated world no.83 Evgeny Donskoy in his opener 6-3 3-6 6-1. Mardy will play Jarkko Nieminem in the second round. Head to head is 1-0 for Nieminem, but that was 5 years ago. Details.
Isner
The Cincinnati finalist will take on world no.75 Alex Jr. Bogolomov in his opener. Head to head is 3-0 for Isner. Details.
