Two time Farmers Classic champion, Sam Querrey won himself a third semi-consecutive title in Los Angeles. What I mean by semi-consecutive is that Querrey missed the 2011 tournament with an elbow injury. Querrey faced a small opponent from Lithuania, Ricardas Bernakis. The Lithuanian made his first ATP level final debut today, though the nerves got the best of him saying, … [Read more...]

The 2012 Farmers Classic has been set; southern California native Sam Querrey will face off with Lithuanian Ricardas Bernakis. Bernakis, who came through qualifying, has never been to a ATP tour level tournament. It's really somewhat of a Cinderella story for the young Lithuanian. This afternoon at UCLA, he faced sixth seed Marinko Matosevic. Marinko had been playing … [Read more...]

The 2012 Farmers Classic day 5 featured singles quarterfinal matches. Headlining the quarters were Bernakis vs. Mahut, Matosevic vs. Mayer, Russell vs. Ram, and finally Querrey vs. Malisse. The tennis courts of Strauss Stadium were scorching hot today, with highs in the upper 80's, though the on court temperature felt like much more (I got quite the sunburn on my face this … [Read more...]

Day 4 of the 2012 Farmers Classic featured some high quality matches in both singles and doubles. Tobias Kamke and Marinko Matosevic faced off in the Farmers Classic grandstand stadium. Kamke and Matosevic had never met prior to their 2012 Farmers Classic meeting. Matosevic, the higher ranked of the two, showed the power and consistency of a top 100 ATP tour … [Read more...]

Day 3 of the 2012 Farmers Classic featured the number 2 and 3 seeds, Sam Querrey [2] and Leonardo Mayer [3]. Argentine Leonardo Mayer faced an ailed Flavio Cipolla, who trailed 0-6 and 0-4 called it quits due to injury. Mayer played a solid first set, ripping forehands to Cipolla's backhand. The Dutchman was clearly not well from the start, dropping serve easily. I … [Read more...]

Day 2 was not an ideal day for the Americans that played at the Farmers Classic. Out of the five American players that played today, only one made it through to the second round. Michael Russell found his stride in Los Angeles against fellow American Jesse Levine. The two battled in the afternoon sun, with the tour veteran taking charge of both sets and sending the youngster … [Read more...]

Day 1 of the 2012 Farmers Classic ATP 250 has been completed. The final round of qualifying finished up. Bradley Klahn of the USA, Chris Guccione of Australia, Nicolas Meister of the USA, and Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania all edged their opponents in the final rounds of qualifying. They will now face their main draw opponents, for some a new experience in LA. The main draw … [Read more...]

The 2012 Farmers Classic ATP 250 event starts in a couple of days! The Farmers Classic is a hidden gem of the professional tour. Some big names show up. In the past, the tournament has hosted champions that we are all familiar with; Agassi, Sampras, Connors, Mcenroe, Courier, and many more! In 2012, the Farmers Classic will host a newer generation of players; Sam Querrey, … [Read more...]