“I didn’t want to lose three finals in a row,” said the 21-year-old Querrey, who lives in nearby Santa Monica and had to come up with about 120 tickets for family, friends and his raucous “Samurai” fan club.
Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan, the top seeds, won their fifth LA Tennis Open title with a 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over Benjamin Becker and Frank Moser.
■CROATIA OPEN
AP, UMAG, CROATIA
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko routed former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-0 to win the Croatia Open on Sunday.
It was the Russian’s 16th career title and comes a week after winning the German Open. Davydenko had return to playing in Hamburg after missing nearly four months due to injuries.
Davydenko, ranked No. 9, is now 18-3 since the French Open.
■ISTANBUL CUP
AP, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Vera Dushevina of Russia beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the Istanbul Cup final on Sunday to win her first WTA title.
The fifth-seeded Dushevina defeated No. 8 Hradecka, 6-0, 6-1 in 41 minutes.
Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva and No. 2 Patty Schnyder were knocked out in the first round.
■LEGG MASON CLASSIC
AP, WASHINGTON
Ernests Gulbis of Latvia beat American Kevin Kim 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Sunday.
Wayne Odesnik of the US defeated Chile’s Paul Capdeville 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the opening match of the main draw.
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