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Thursday / November 14.
  • Sam Querrey Looking to Make History at 2017 US Open

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    Before last year Sam Querrey had been a professional tennis player for a decade without ever breaking through to a Grand Slam quarterfinal.

    Now Querrey, 29, is into his third career major quarterfinal at the US Open and is two wins from playing in Sunday’s final.

    “It’s still kind of new,” the 6-foot-6 San Francisco native said after his 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 fourth-round victory over Mischa Zverev on Sunday night. “It’s still really exciting. It’s a fun stage to be on. I think it’s nice to have played a few [quarterfinals] already.”

    No American man has won a Grand Slam title since Andy Roddick captured the 2003 US Open — 14 years ago. And Querrey is the first American in the quarterfinals in New York since, you guessed it, Roddick in 2011.

    Click here for the full story on Metro.

     

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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