Sam Querrey is enjoying a good summer and great week. With yesterday’s win, he won the US Open Series and could possibly bank a million bucks. Today, he took out top-seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-3 3-6 6-4 in New Haven.

His win single-handedly opens the draw for the American. Querrey will awaits to play the winner of the Acasuso-Serra match. Either winner should not give him trouble, but Jose Acasuso is the more dangerous of the two. He now has a good shot at the title, and a great opportunity to make it to the final.

On the other side of the draw, Igor Andreev and Fernando Verdasco both advanced into the semifinals tomorrow. Verdasco leads their head-to-head 3-1 with the Spaniard taking all their clay-court meetings and they split their hard-surface meetings. Andreev though did win their last encounter in the third round of the US Open last year.

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Fernando Verdasco had an easy time with Paul Cuevas today in New Haven. He beat the Chilean 6-0 6-3 after 49 minutes of play. Next up for the Spaniard is Italian Andreas Seppi, who he happens to be 4-0 against. Hopefully for Verdasco, there are no surprises for the second-seed tomorrow.

Though Verdasco had an easy time today, some seeds did not fare as well. Philipp Petzschner and Andreas Beck lost. Ninth-seed Nicolas Almagro -- who has struggled after the South American clay-court season this year -- lost to German Bjorn Phau 2-6 6-3 7-5. Tenth-seed Jeremy Chardy went down in a three setter against compatriot Florent Serra.

The shocker of the day was third-seed Tommy Robredo who lost to Jose Acasuso 3-6 7-5 7-6(5). Those Argentine veterans (Canas, Acasuso) are always trouble, and they strike at the most inopportune time. Acasuso now advances to play Igor Kunitsyn tomorrow. The two players have never met in ATP play.


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Nicolas Kiefer successfully debuted in Gstaad today. He beat Argentine Jose Acasuso 7-6(5) 6-2 in under 90 minutes of play. Next up for the German will be Ivan Navarro of Spain in the second round. The two players have never met in ATP competition.

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Copa Telmex

Tommy Robredo and Juan Monaco will see each other on Sunday. It could be Robredo’s second title in two weeks. Robredo defeated Jose Acasuso in straight sets to advance.


Copa Telmex

Juan Monaco, on the other hand, had a more daunting task. He had to play the top seed and defending champion, David Nalbandian. Nalbandian won the first set and was serving for the match when Monaco went on a tear and won three games in a row to clinch the second set. The third set was closer, and the two traded breaks. Monaco eventually won the third set tiebreak and upset the defending champion.

Tommy Robredo and Juan Monaco will face off in the final. Their head-to–head is even at 1-1. Monaco won this tournament in 2007, and Robredo is currently on a hot streak. The final should be good tomorrow.

Match Results:
Singles Semifinals
Juan Monaco (ARG) def. 1 David Nalbandian (ARG) 2-6 7-5 7-6(2)
3 Tommy Robredo def. 5 Jose Acasuso 6-4 7-6(3)

Doubles Semifinals
N. Almagro (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP) def. B. Dabul (ARG)/S. Roitman (ARG) 2-6 6-3 14-12

Sunday’s Matches:
Singles Championship
3 Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs. Juan Monaco (ARG)

Doubles Championship
M. Granollers (ESP)/A. Martin (ESP) vs. N. Almagro (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP)

Argentine Jose Acasuso upset Tommy Robredo in a three set match. After losing the first set, Acasuso manage to turn it around to overcome the Spaniard in a two hour and 12 minute match. In the other semifinal, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile cruised to beat Pable Cuevas of Uruguay in a one hour and 6 minute match. This sets up an all South American final, where the Chilean leads the head-to-head 7-2.



All was not lost for Cuevas though. He and his doubles partner, Brian Dabul of Argentina went upset top seeds Cermak/Merinak in the doubles final.

Singles Semifinals:
1 Fernando Gonzalez def. Q Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2
4 Jose Acasuso def. 2 Tommy Robredo 5-7 6-2 6-4

Doubles Championship:
3 P. Cuevas /B. Dabul def. 1 F. Cermak /M. Mertinak 6-3 6-3

César Pincheira