HOUSTON – Three players who have won four titles so far in 2020 as well as a trio of past champions are among those on the initial entry list for the 2020 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. These 19 competitors will be part of the 28-player field at the ATP 250 … Continue reading
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Tennis: Christian Garin Wins U.S. Clay to Claim First Career ATP Title
Christian Garin won his first career ATP title with a three-set win over Casper Ruud at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Sunday. The score was 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3. Garin, the 2013 French Open boys’ champion, was playing his second career ATP final. It was Garin’s second ATP final in as … Continue reading
Isner-Sock, Monaco-Lopez Set for Semifinals
Fourth-seeded defending champion Jack Sock defeated seventh-seeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinal Friday night at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. Jack Sock has won seven straight matches at River Oaks. The defending champion here is bidding to reach his fourth career ATP final. He is attempting to be the first … Continue reading
Defending Champion Jack Sock Moves On To The U.S. Men’s Clay Court Quarterfinals
American Jack Sock is at a point in his career where he still encounters an occasional “first.” At this time last year, he was victorious it all the way through the singles draw at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston, winning his first ATP Tour title. This year, he has spent the … Continue reading
US Men’s Clay Court Championship: Hyeon Chung Moves On To The Quarterfinals
Hyeon Chung, who beat 18-year-old Tommy Paul Wednesday, has reached his second career ATP World Tour quarterfinal. The win by the 19-year-old Korean marks the fourth time a teen has reached this tournament’s quarterfinals since it moved to Houston in 2001 (Andy Roddick – 2001 and 2002, Ryan Harrison – 2012). Chung was last year’s ATP World Tour Most Improved … Continue reading
Wednesday at River Oaks: No. 1 Seed John Isner To Play On Center Court
Wednesday night brings the return of John Isner to the Center Court at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The former champion is the tournament’s number one seed. Isner is seeking his 50th career clay court win on Wednesday. The No. 1 American is also closing in on another milestone as he enters … Continue reading