Why are we supposed to like Sam Querrey? Perhaps this question is ill-timed since he just cost the USA a point in Davis Cup against Colombia. DC aside, have you every watched him play? Aside from a big serve, what else has he got? All I see when I watch Querrey play is big, flat hitting from the baseline.
Sounds a like lot John Isner, but that's a whole other post.
It's not fair to judge Sam based on his Bogota performance. After all, they're playing at an altitude of over 8,600 ft...on clay. It's bad enough you've got a bunch of Americans playing on clay...but they're also playing a mile and half above sea level. Yikes.
I'm not saying he sucks. But he's just not exciting to watch. No one likes boring matches...in any sport. For me, SQ is just a big yawn-fest.
If PMac keeps Querrey in the singles line-up, he'll face Alejandro Falla tomorrow. Falla's good on clay, especially in his hometown, he's a lefty, and he moves well. But when he goes off, he can stay there for a while. Which is great news for Querrey, because he's going to need to take advantage of every mental break and effort slip that Falla throws at him.
As if there weren't enough pressure on these guys, the USA is playing to stay in the world group. Should we go down 3-2, we'll be playing second tier DC matches until qualifying begins for 2012. Right now, we're up 2-1, thanks to Fish/Isner (melded they, become "Fishner") dubs win in 4 sets today. Last minute change by captain Patrick McEnroe pulled Harrison out and put Fish in. Good call, unfortunately. Would loved to have seen Harrison play more, but there was A LOT riding on that dubs win today.
GO USA!
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