Querrey Visits The White House

Sam Querrey enjoyed a guided tour of the White House ahead of the Citi Open, which kicks off on Monday in Washington, D.C. It was the American’s first visit to the home and workplace of President Barack Obama and his family.

Querrey was able to retrace the steps of a White House staffer on a typical workday, starting off at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, then making his way across the street to the White House’s mythical West Wing.

“The highlight was definitely seeing the Oval Office,” Querrey said. “I didn’t think we would get a chance to look at that, so it was cool to take a peek and see where the president works. It was a Saturday so it was pretty quiet, but it was great to see the grounds.”

The American gained a rare glimpse at the priceless artifacts adorning the White House and even took home a sweet treat – a box of blue and white presidential M&Ms.

The 28 year old is No. 29 in the Emirates ATP Rankings entering Washington, coming off a quarter-final run at Wimbledon (l. to Raonic), where he scored a famous upset of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round. His best showing in Washington was a semi-final finish in 2012 (l. to Dolgopolov).

Main draw play at the Citi Open, an ATP World Tour 500 event, kicks off 18 July.