Farmer’s Classic Results and Order of Play

Written by: Wire Services on 29th July 2010

Farmer's Classic Results and Order of Play

Andy Murray in action during his 2009 US Open match against Paul Capdeville in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, New York on September 4, 2009. Murray defeats Capdeville to move on to the next round. |

Farmers Classic Presented by Mercedes-Benz
LA Tennis Center at UCLA

RESULTS – WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
Singles – First Round
[2] Sam Querrey (USA) d Kevin Anderson (RSA) 76(8) 46 60
[3] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d [WC] Ryan Sweeting (USA) 36 62 63
[6] Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) d [Q] Somdev Devvarman (IND) 76(9) 62
Rainer Schuettler (GER) d Robby Ginepri (USA) 63 36 64

Doubles – First Round
[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d Mardy Fish (USA) / Mark Knowles (BAH) 63 64
[2] Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horacio Tecau (ROU) d Andre Sa (BRA) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 76(2) 61
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) / Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) d Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Travis Rettenmaier (USA) 63 36 11-9
Eric Butorac (USA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (AHO) d [WC] Carsten Ball (AUS) / Chris Guccione (AUS) 63 67(4) 10-7
[4] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d Colin Fleming (GBR) / Ken Skupski (GBR) 67(3) 60 10-7

ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
STRAUS STADIUM start 12:00 noon
[4] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs Dudi Sela (ISR)
Alejandro Falla (COL) vs [5] Erenests Gulbis (LAT)
Not Before 4:00 PM
[WC] James Blake (USA) vs Benjamin Becker (GER)

EVENING SESSION – Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] [WC] Andy Murray (GBR) vs [Q] Tim Smyczek (USA)
[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT) / Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs Ross Hutchins (GBR) / Jordan Kerr (AUS)

Main Draw Singles
Main Draw Doubles
Qualifying Singles

- Both Sam Querrey and the Bryan Brothers began successful title defenses on Wednesday.

- The Bryans have now won 13-straight matches in LA. The have won a tournament-record five titles at the Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz.

- Andy Murray will be making his Los Angeles debut on Thursday. He has enjoyed success in California in his career, winning titles in San Jose in 2006 and 2007 while also reaching the Indian Wells final in 2009.

- ESPN2 will broadcast eight hours of live coverage of this year’s Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, including singles quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches. Tennis Channel will again provide significant additional broadcast coverage, including singles quarterfinal and doubles championship matches.

- Tickets to the Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Additional ticket information can be found at www.FarmersClassic.com or by calling 310-824-1010, ext. 251.

ABOUT THE FARMERS CLASSIC PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZThe Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, has been played every year since 1927, making it the longest-running annual professional sporting event in Los Angeles. Played since 1984 at the LA Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA, the tournament is part of the Olympus US Open Series, the six-week summer tennis season linking 10 ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events to the US Open. Proceeds from the Farmers Classic Presented by Mercedes-Benz benefit the grassroots programs of the non-profit Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) and UCLA. The SCTA offers programs, leagues, and tournaments involving 300,000 juniors and 50,000 adults and seniors. Information on tickets and the tournament can be found at www.FarmersClassic.com or by calling 310-824-1010.

Topics: Aisam Qureshi, Benjamin Becker, Carsten Ball, Chris Guccione, Colin Fleming, Ernests Gulbis, Jean Julien, Jordan Kerr, Ken Skupski, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, Rainer Schuettler, Robby Ginepri, Rohan Bopanna, Ryan Sweeting, Sam Querrey, Santiago Gonzalez, Tim Smyczek, Travis Rettenmaier, Wc James