Eight of the Top 10 Americans Set for Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport

The U.S. summer swing for pro tennis kicks off Monday, July 8 in Newport, R.I. at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, where eight of the top-10 Americans will be in competition. The first round of the Main Draw will see two-time defending champion John Isner facing fellow American Ryan Harrison, in what will be their fourth match this season, sixth of their careers. Isner leads the head-to-head, 4-1.

New England’s James Blake, who returns to Newport for the first time since 2005, will play Adrian Mannarino of France. Blake comes to Newport fresh off a run into the doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon, while Mannarino had success on the grass courts as well, advancing to the Round of 16.

Wild card Stefan Kozlov will play Michal Przysiezny of Poland. At just 15-years-old, Kozlov is the youngest player ever in the Main Draw of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Last week, he was a quarterfinalist at the Wimbledon boys tournament.

In doubles action, Massachusetts native and Brown University graduate James Cerretani will partner with Kenny De Schepper to take on Roland Garros doubles finalist Nicolas Mahut, who will be playing with Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

When the first round continues on Tuesday, number one seed Sam Querrey will take on fellow American Tim Smyczek. The first round will also see former world world number one and Newport’s 2012 runner-up Lleyton Hewitt taking on fellow Australian Matt Ebden.

Monday, July 8

Center Court
[WC] S. Kozlov (USA) vs. M. Przysiezny (POL)
R. Harrison (USA) vs. [2] J. Isner (USA)
A. Mannarino (FRA) vs. J. Blake (USA)
J. Levine (CAN) vs. Y. Sugita (JPN)

Court I
Qualifying – A. Pavic (CRO) vs. J. Smith (AUS)
Qualifying – A. Kuznetsov (USA) vs. F. Dustov (UZB)

Not Before 1:00 p.m.
T. Smyczek (USA) & R Williams (USA) vs. M Matosevic (AUS) & F. Moser (GER)

Not Before 4:00 p.m.
J. Cerretani (USA) & K. De Schepper (FRA) vs. [2] N Mahut (FRA)  & E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

Court II 
Qualifying – E.Chvojka (CAN) vs. A. Bossel (SUI)
Qualifying – I. Bozoljac (SRB) vs. J. Hernych (CZE)

[1] S. Querrey (USA) vs. T. Smyczek (USA)
[WC] N. Mahut (FRA) vs. R. Williams (USA)
[WC] S. Kozlov (USA) vs. M. Przysiezny (POL)
Qualifier vs. [8] R. Ram (USA)
[3] I. Sijsling (NED) vs. M. Viola (ITA)
J. Levine (CAN) vs. Y. Sugita (JPN)
M. Russell (USA) vs. I. Marchenko (UKR)
Qualifier vs. [7] K. De Schepper (FRA)
[6] M. Matosevic (AUS) vs. J. Sock (USA)
Qualifier vs. Qualifier
[WC] P. Amritraj (IND) vs. F. Cipolla (ITA)
M. Ebden (AUS) vs. [4] L. Hewitt (AUS)
[5] E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs. I. Karlovic (CRO)
D. Kudla (USA) vs. V. Pospisil (CAN)
A Mannarino (FRA) vs. J Blake (USA)
R Harrison (USA) vs. [2] J Isner (USA)

Doubles – First Round
[1] S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) vs. D Kudla (USA) / M Russell (USA)
T Smyczek (USA) / R Williams (USA) vs. M Matosevic (AUS) / F Moser (GER)
[3] J Blake (USA) / R Ram (USA) vs. A Shamasdin (CAN) / J Smith (AUS)
I Marchenko (UKR) / D Molchanov (UKR) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) / D Sharan (IND)
M Ebden (AUS) / I Sijsling (NED) vs. [WC] C Harrison (USA) / R Harrison (USA)
C Guccione (AUS) / L Hewitt (AUS) vs. [4] M Demoliner (BRA) / A Sa (BRA)
R Bemelmans (BEL) / M Przysiezny (POL) vs. [WC] P Amritraj (IND) / S Querrey (USA)
J Cerretani (USA) / K De Schepper (FRA) vs. [2] N Mahut (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

Results
Qualifying Singles – Second Round
Qualifying – A Pavic (CRO) d R Bemelmans (BEL) 6-7(8), 7-6(5), 0-0 Retired
Qualifying – E Chvojka (CAN) d M Zverev (GER) 6-4, 6-3
Qualifying – I Bozoljac (SRB) d J Wang (TPE) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Qualifying – A Kuznetsov (USA) d C Harrison (USA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Qualifying – J Hernych (CZE) d J Donaldson (USA) 6-1, 6-3
Qualifying – F Dustov (UZB) d T Garanganga (ZIM) 6-3, 7-5
Qualifying – J Smith (AUS) d S Bohli (SUI) 7-6(3), 7-5
Qualifying – A Bossel (SUI) d D Molchanov (UKR) 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4