Querrey: 'It's An Unbelievable Win'
Querrey: 'It's An Unbelievable Win'
American makes history
Sam Querrey scored the upset of the Wimbledon fortnight on Saturday by eliminating three-time champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. He became the first American to beat a No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings at a Grand Slam since 2002, when Andre Agassi knocked out Lleyton Hewitt at the US Open.
“It can be tricky with all those rain delays,” said Querrey, who ranked a career-high No. 17 in January 2011. “But fortunately I just went out there, served well the whole time and played a great tie-break at the end to get the win. It’s an unbelievable win. To do it here at Wimbledon is really special.”
The 28 year old earned his win the hard way, building on a two-set-to-love lead on Friday before his third-round match was postponed. While many ATP World Tour stars would have experienced a sleepless night, given the magnitude of situation, it was just another Friday night for the laid-back Santa Monica resident.
“I slept great,” Querrey said. “I’m a pretty relaxed guy. We had an easy dinner at the house. My parents were there, there were some friends; my girlfriend. We just kind of hung out. Nothing exciting.
“I got back here today and went to work. I just stayed the course and didn’t do anything special.”
Querrey is into the fourth round at a Grand Slam championships for the first time since the 2010 US Open. He’ll next face Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, who has won their past two FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings.
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