Posts Tagged ‘Sam Querrey’

Young Americans steal Open headlines

As usual, the U.S. Open’s first round played out mostly by the chalk. Enter 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin, ranked No. 70 in the world, who ousted No. 4 Elena Dementieva, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, in the second round Thursday in the biggest upset of this year’s final Grand Slam. On the men’s side, American Sam Querrey, [...]

Photos: Sam Querrey’s Team Samurai club

American tennis player Sam Querrey won the L.A. Tennis Open on Sunday by defeating Karsten Ball. After the match, Querrey posed with a group of shirtless young men, ages 17 to 23, who cheered on his every move. They call themselves Team Samurai and are buds of Querrey from Thousand Oaks High School in Southern [...]