US men's tennis is currently not as rich in celebrities as women. For a long time already the first rackets of the world did not sparkle in it, as it was during the time of Agassi and Mackinaw. Nevertheless, in this cohort there are athletes who are in the top twenty tennis players of the world ranking. One of them is Sam Querrey. Let's take a closer look at this two-meter giant.
How did Sam Querrey start his tennis career?
The tennis life of the athlete began quite early. He was brought to the court for the first time in four years. Although his family was far from sports, nevertheless, the parents created all the conditions for his son so that he could receive a tennis education. Although the little tennis player took his first steps on the court quite early, he got into adult sports relatively late, at nineteen. Significant success, like some of his peers, Sam Querrey in the youth tour did not reach. But, thanks to his excellent anthropometric data, the tennis player was able to immediately start in the adult round. And in May 2006, he won the ATP Challenger tournament . And a month later he repeats success in a tournament of the same rank. In the summer, Sam wins his first match at the Grand Slam. True, he did not go further than the second round in this competition.
What makes Sam Querrey interesting as a tennis player?
Each tennis player in his own way is special and unique. Sam Querrey is no exception. What is the attractiveness of this athlete? Considering that Sam has been on the men's tennis tour for ten years, then he has collected quite a lot of professional statistics during this time. The growth of this athlete is 198 centimeters, and this is with a weight of 95 kilograms. You can imagine such a machine on the court. In this case, the best blow for this tennis player is the serve. For the game, he can make several dozen aces. But, even in the case when the opponent returns his most powerful serve to the court, Sam is at the net and easily transfers the ball to another corner. Therefore, it’s very problematic to take away the serve from Sam, or as tennis players say, to make a break. Sam Querrey’s first feed rate most often exceeds 200km / h. Therefore, a tennis player usually expects when an opponent begins to decline in his serve in order to make a break. Querrey gives his pitch very rarely. The athlete's favorite tennis cover is hard. It was on him that he won most of the tournaments, from all where he was named the winner. And Sam prefers open hard courts. What else is interesting in Sam Querrey? The rating of this tennis player in the men's round shows the ups and downs in his career for a decade.
Rating Sam Querrey in the tennis ATP Tour
The only year the athlete finished the year outside the first hundred was the first year of performance in the main competitions of the Asia-Pacific tour. Tennis rating is very important for players - Querry Sam always moved within the first hundred. Moreover, the highest achievement of the athlete within the first twenty was in 2010. At the present time, Sam was not enough at all to enter the top thirty ranking. Next year, Sam, who is already 29 years old, will have the opportunity to rise in the ranking.