HOUSTON (AP) — Ryan Sweeting escaped six break points in the final game and upset second- seeded Sam Querrey 3-6, 7-6 (5) 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships on Wednesday night.
There were 11 total service breaks in the match. The players broke each other in seven consecutive games, spanning from the last five games of second set through the first two games of the third.
Sweeting survived 18 of 24 break points. Querrey lost three points on his serve in the tie-breaker, including a double-fault for set point.
Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia defeated eighth seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (4), 6.3 in a first round match.
Qualifier Ivo Karlovic of Croatia boomed over 12 aces to beat Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 6-4, 6-1.
