LOS ANGELES(AP) Sam Querrey advanced to the quarterfinals of a tournament for the third straight week by beating Ryan Sweeting 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the LA Tennis Open on Thursday.
Querrey, the No. 6 seed here, has lost in the final round of his past two events, at Newport and Indianapolis. A resident of nearby Santa Monica, Calif., Querrey will continue his bid for a third straight final by taking on No. 4 seed Dudi Sela of Israel on Friday.
Sela advanced with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over American Robert Kendrick and Leonardo Mayer of Argentina upset No. 5 seed Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-3.