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31.08.08, 11:46
NEW YORK (AP)—Sam Querrey is so young that there isn’t a trace of irony when he mentions growing up rooting for Andy Roddick and James Blake, two guys still very much on tour and still in their 20s.
Querrey is so new to this whole professional tennis gig that there is nothing but earnestness in his voice when he admits he’s excited his matches are on TV.
And Querrey is so young, so new and so eager that he clearly means it when he plainly explains he’s “looking forward” to facing No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open, a matchup the 20-year-old Californian set up Saturday by knocking off a seeded player for the second time in the tournament.
It’s Querrey’s first berth in the fourth round of a major championship.
“And, you know, it’s great that it’s the U.S. Open,” Querrey said, words tumbling forth through a wide grin. “It’s the one that, you know, if I had to pick one to win, it would be this one.”
Querrey's 2nd upset of Open earns match vs. Nadal (http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AtwDjxVn34dm1xg1eVfWdfc4v7YF?slug=ap-usopen&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Querrey is so new to this whole professional tennis gig that there is nothing but earnestness in his voice when he admits he’s excited his matches are on TV.
And Querrey is so young, so new and so eager that he clearly means it when he plainly explains he’s “looking forward” to facing No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open, a matchup the 20-year-old Californian set up Saturday by knocking off a seeded player for the second time in the tournament.
It’s Querrey’s first berth in the fourth round of a major championship.
“And, you know, it’s great that it’s the U.S. Open,” Querrey said, words tumbling forth through a wide grin. “It’s the one that, you know, if I had to pick one to win, it would be this one.”
Querrey's 2nd upset of Open earns match vs. Nadal (http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AtwDjxVn34dm1xg1eVfWdfc4v7YF?slug=ap-usopen&prov=ap&type=lgns)