Hey Tennis Friends!
It’s the fourth day of the Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz!
I’ll be reporting daily from the LA Tennis Center, on the campus of UCLA.
Get your tickets, come on down, and join in the fun!
The final scores for the matches I mentioned are:
Feliciano Lopez d. Dudi Sela 7-6(2), 6-4
Unfortunately for Dudi, his own cheering section, the self-described “Hebrew Hammers”, wasn’t quite enough today.
Alejandro Falla d. Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(10)
During the match Ernests Gulbis received a code violation warning for destroying one of his rackets on court. Soon after he repeated the offense, he got a point penalty from chair umpire Fergus Murphy. It was Falla’s turn to serve next, and he got to begin his service game with the score of 15-0.
Ross Hutchins / Jordan Kerr
d. Feliciano Lopez / Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(2), 7-6(5)It was an exciting, back-and-forth, tiebreak in the second set that took out this first time pairing.
Andy Murray d. Tim Smyczek 6-1, 4-6, 6-2This was Andy’s first match since Wimbledon. He said that, “I just got a little stiff out there because I haven’t played in four weeks, and was sittng on the beach the past two weeks.” “Just because we’re athletes, doesn’t mean that we dont hurt.”
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
d. Ernests Gulbis / Dimitri Tursunov 7-5, 6-3The Bryans would really like to make this event their 62nd win. They consider the LA Tennis Center to be their favorite court, and their home court.
Be sure to go to the official event website for your tickets here: farmersclassic.com
Be sure to share GroundsPass.net with your other Tennis Friends,
and I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
– Marcus Tennis
