video: Tennis HOF Championship: Draw Set for Newport Tournament
Monday, July 07, 2014
The Tennis Hall of Fame Championships begin Monday in Newport, and the official draw is set for the final grass-court tournament of the ATP season.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame hosts top domestic and international players on the only grass courts in North or South America.
The 2014 Draw ceremony featured some cross-sport promotion as Rhode Island PGA Tour professional Brad Faxon teamed up with tournament regular Lleyton Hewitt to exchange tennis volleys and golf chip shots for the fans in attendance.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe first match of the tournament features a classic college rivalry as Steve Johnson, the NCAA singles champion in 2011 and 2012 for the University of Southern California faces Clay Thompson, who is making his ATP debut after graduating from UCLA.
Tournament headliners John Isner (the top American player in the world and the 2011 and 2012 Tennis HOF Championship winner) and Hewitt (the former #1 ranked men’s player in the world) start their tournament on Tuesday.
The complete draw is below.
Tournament Main Draw - Singles
[1] J Isner (USA) vs. Qualifier
T Smyczek (USA) vs. Qualifier
M Ebden (AUS) vs. R Ram (USA)
A Kuznetsov (USA) vs. [7] J Sock (USA)
[3] L Hewitt (AUS) vs. R Harrison (USA)
M Copil (ROU) vs. Qualifier
[WC] M Krueger (USA) vs. T Ito (JPN)
[WC] C Thompson (USA) vs. [6] S Johnson (USA)
[5] D Young (USA) vs. S Groth (AUS)
R Berankis (LTU) vs. M Jaziri (TUN)
Qualifier vs. P Polansky (CAN)
F Arguello (ARG) vs. [4] N Mahut (FRA)
[8] A Mannarino (FRA) vs. J Wang (TPE)
M Przysiezny (POL) vs. D Sela (ISR)
S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. F Dustov (UZB)
[WC] R Ginepri (USA) vs. [2] I Karlovic (CRO)
Tournament Main Draw - Doubles
[1] S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) vs. D Sharan (IND) / D Young (USA)
R Harrison (USA) / M Venus (NZL) vs. C Guccione (AUS) / L Hewitt (AUS)
[3] M Ebden (AUS) / S Groth (AUS) vs. K King (USA) / M Przysiezny (POL)
A Krajicek (USA) / J Smith (AUS) vs. F Dustov (UZB) / A Pavic (CRO)
A Kuznetsov (USA) / P Polansky (CAN) vs. S Ratiwatana (THA) / S Ratiwatana (THA)
J Erlich (ISR) / R Ram (USA) vs. [4] K Skupski (GBR) / N Skupski (GBR)
N Mahut (FRA) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. R Bemelmans (BEL) / M Copil (ROU)
P Marx (GER) / F Nielsen (DEN) vs. [2] D Nestor (CAN) / A Shamasdin (CAN)
Order of Play, Monday, July 5
CENTER COURT start 11:00 am
[WC] C Thompson (USA) vs [6] S Johnson (USA)
[WC] R Ginepri (USA) vs [2] I Karlovic (CRO)
M Ebden (AUS) vs R Ram (USA)
[5] D Young (USA) vs S Groth (AUS)
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
M Przysiezny (POL) vs D Sela (ISR)
R Berankis (LTU) vs M Jaziri (TUN)
Not Before 2:00 pm
N Mahut (FRA) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs R Bemelmans (BEL) / M Copil (ROU)
COURT 2 start 11:00 am
Final Round Qualifying - Qualifying - J Smith (AUS) vs W Odesnik (USA)
[WC] M Krueger (USA) vs T Ito (JPN)
A Krajicek (USA) / J Smith (AUS) vs F Dustov (UZB) / A Pavic (CRO)
For additional information, tickets, and live scoring, visitwww.HallofFameTennisChampionships.com
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