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ing our first three years, and our aim is to duplicate that spirit again this year. Building on a Legacy Three is to give back to the community. Welcome to the Fourth Winston-Salem Open As a 501c non-profit entity, we are able to contribute to worthy causes and char - BY DON FLOW ities. Obviously, thank-yous are in order to Dear Friends and Fans, all who have been involved in the tour - Welcome to the fourth-annual Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University. nament’s success. Thanks to Wake Forest We are immensely pleased to again University, president Nathan O. Hatch bring men’s professional tennis to the and athletic director Ron Wellman. Wake Triad and to add to Winston-Salem’s glo - Forest is the only college campus com - rious tennis legacy with this ATP World plex to host an ATP World Tour event, Tour 250-level event. Landing the tour - and the tennis complex fits in perfectly nament in 2011 was a dream come true with the school's other sporting venues for those in the area who have dedicated for football, basketball and baseball. their lives to the sport they love, and we Thanks to our presenting sponsors, are determined to build on the success of BB&T, Champion and the Flow Compa - the first three tournaments. nies. Thanks to our event sponsors Wake We hope that you will enjoy this year’s Forest Baptist Health and New Breed tournament as much as we enjoy bring - Logistics. Thanks to Kelly Gaines and ing it to you. her staff at USTA North Carolina. This is the only ATP World Tour event Thanks to more than 450 volunteers who in the world this week. That means the are giving freely of their time to make focus of the entire sport is on this tour - this tournament a success. And thanks, nament, on the 13-court Wake Forest most of all, to you the fans. Tennis Complex, and on the city of Win - We want you to know that we are com - ston-Salem. At various times this week mitted to making this tournament an the tournament will be televised by the even bigger success in the years ahead. Tennis Channel, ESPN2 and CBS. This We have a long-term contract with the Don Flow incredible exposure motivates us even ATP and long-range plans to make the more to put our best tournament and the foot forward and “Thanks to Wake Forest University, president Nathan O. Hatch complex better and showcase all that is and athletic director Ron Wellman. Wake Forest is the only college better. We continue great about the area. campus complex to host an ATP World Tour event, and the tennis to tweak the stadium court to make it the The fact that we’re complex fits in perfectly with the school’s other sporting venues nicest and most fan- the only ATP World for football, baseball and indoor tennis. Thanks to our presenting Tour event this friendly venue of its sponsors, BB&T, Champion and the Flow Companies. Thanks to week also means kind. Beyond that, our event sponsors Wake Forest Baptist Health and New Breed that we have been look for other out - Logistics. Thanks to Kelly Gaines and her staff at USTA North Car - able to attract out - standing events in olina. Thanks to more than 450 volunteers who are giving freely standing fields in addition to the Win - of their time to make this tournament a success. And thanks, most both the 48-player ston-Salem Open, in - of all, to you the fans.” singles draw and cluding the 2018 – Don Flow, Chairman the 16-team doubles NCAA Tennis Cham - draw. We welcome pionships. back our defending champion Jurgen are coming to Winston-Salem for the Have a wonderful time this week. And Melzer, who beat Gael Monfils in last first time. once again, thanks for your support. year’s final and who is returning to the We have three goals this week. One is WSO for the fourth straight year. We to provide world-class tennis for the en - The Winston-Salem Open welcome back Greensboro’s John Isner, joyment of you, the fans, and by doing Board of Directors the winner of our first two tournaments so to promote the growth and popularity who has been such a great ambassador of tennis. Two is to provide a wholesome Don Flow, Chairman for the WSO. We welcome American fa - social event for tennis fans and non-ten - Bucky Dame, Barry Faircloth, vorites Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Jack nis fans alike, and by doing so to lift the Rich Keshian, Cathy Marchant, Sock, Bradley Klahn and Donald Young. community spirit. We have seen how Bill Oakes, Harold Pollard, And we greet a number of players who tennis has brought the city together dur - Doug Roberts, Gray Smith, Pete Zifchak

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Enjoy Top ATP World Tour Stop Wake Forest and Winston-Salem Rolling Out Red Carpet for Tournament’s Tennis Fans, Supporters BY NATHAN O. HATCH, RON WELLMAN & MAYOR ALLEN JOINES

Nathan O. Hatch Ron Wellman

elcome to Wake Forest University for the Winston-Salem Open! Wake Forest is once again W excited to partner with this outstanding event that brings top-tier tennis to our community. Thank you for supporting the Winston-Salem Open with your attendance and helping to make it one of the most popular stops on the ATP World Tour. From our own Bea Bielik winning the NCAA singles cham - pionship in 2002 to the three Davis Cup ties that took place right across the street, tennis has long been an important part of Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem community. Thanks to construction of the 13-court Wake Forest Tennis Complex, one of the best college facilities in the country, and helped by the success of the Winston-Salem Open, Wake Forest is proud to have been selected to host the NCAA Tennis Championships for the first time in 2018. We are excited to have the top college players in the coun - try come to Winston-Salem to compete on our courts, just as the top pros in the world do every August. Wake Forest is the only university in the country to host an ATP World Tour tournament, and therefore we have the unique opportunity to showcase our beautiful cam - pus and facilities to players, fans and media from all over the world. Our tennis programs reap the benefits of this nationwide focus and benefit from the ability to practice and play matches on the same court surface that is used at the US Open. This is an exciting time for us at Wake Forest as our stu - dents return to campus for the start of another academic year. We hope that in addition to watching the world- class tennis on our courts, you take time to explore all that our University has to offer. Thank you for being a part of the tournament, and enjoy your visit to Wake Forest and Winston-Salem. Nathan O. Hatch Ron Wellman President Director of Athletics Wake Forest University Wake Forest University

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[ TABLE OF CONTENTS [ Features Details 14-15 1 CHAIRMAN’S HISTORY OF WSO WELCOME LETTER Melzer Upsets Isner’s Two-Year Reign as Winston-Salem Champ 3 PRESIDENT & By John Delong ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S 18-19 LETTER JOHN ISNER 3 MAYOR’S From Historic Wimbledon LETTER Match to Titles, Strength is Key By John Delong 7 TOURNAMENT FACTS 23 TAKING COLLEGE ROUTE 7 TOURNAMENT Isner, Johnson, Klahn Among STAFF Top Players Taking College Path 11 SPECIAL By John Delong EVENTS 24-25 JURGEN MELZER 27 OPEN Wimbledon Mixed Doubes Title SEASON Proves a Partnership for Life 43 FRIENDS By John Delong OF THE WSO 30-31 43 SUPPORTERS PLAYER RECRUITMENT OF THE WSO Nadal’s Near-Miss at ‘12 WSO Spotlights Recruiting Bustle 43 BOX SEAT By John Delong HOLDERS 33 52 ATP TOP 100 QUALIFYING WINNERS Nishikori, Gulbis, Janowicz 56 PRESENTING Among Players to Hit It Big SPONSORS By John Delong 56 EVENT 37 SPONSORS TOMMY ROBREDO From No. 5 to No. 471, Robredo Photos: Getty Images; Is Making His Way Back Fred and Susan Mullane / By John Delong Camerawork USA; 39 Brian Westerholt / RANKING SYSTEM Sports On Film Ranking System Ignores Subjective; Deems a Win a Win By John Delong The 40 SAM QUERREY Winston-Salem After Early Success, Injuries, Querrey Focuses on Future Open By John Delong Past 47 JACK SOCK Champions While Singles Play Improves, 2011 His Doubles Has Been Delight Singles: John Isner By John Delong Doubles: Jonathan Erlich 48 & Andy Ram JERZY JANOWICZ 2012 ‘Pole-verizer’ Tackles Obstacles, Singles: John Isner Poised to Crack Into Top 10 Doubles: Santiago Gonzalez By John Delong & Scott Lipsky 50 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Singles: Jurgen Melzer Winston-Salem Chosen for 2018 Doubles: Daniel Nestor NCAA D-I Championships & Leander Paes By John Delong WinstonSalemOpen.com @WSOpen 2014 WINSTON-SALEM OPEN 5

[ TOURNAMENT INFORMATION [ Tournament Facts TOURNAMENT LEVEL COURT SURFACE 1 ATP World Tour 250 Event 10 DecoTurf II

DATES PARKING 2 Main Draw: Aug. 17-23 11 GENERAL: General public parking is available for free Qualifying: Aug. 16-17 in the Blue and Red Lots. Guests should enter from Deacon Boulevard SITE VIP: VIP parking is located in the Gold Lot directly in 3 Wake Forest Tennis Complex front of Bridger Field House at the main gate for the 100 West 32nd St. Winston-Salem Open. Guests should enter from either Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Deacon Boulevard or Shorefair Drive and should display their hang tag when they enter the lot to assist WEBSITE the parking staff. 4 WinstonSalemOpen.com LOST AND FOUND SINGLES MAIN DRAW 12 Lost and found is located at Guest Information. 5 48-player draw with four wild cards and four qualifiers TV SCHEDULE DOUBLES MAIN DRAW 13 6 16-team draw WEDNESDAY 8/20 3-7 p.m. Tennis Channel 9-11 p.m. Tennis Channel PRIZE MONEY THURSDAY 8/21 3-7 p.m. ESPN2 7 $598,260 9-11 p.m. Tennis Channel FRIDAY 8/22 3-5 p.m. ESPN2 EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES 9-11 p.m Tennis Channel 8 The Winston-Salem Open is the final event in an eight- SATURDAY 8/23 12:30-3 p.m. CBS tournament series leading up to the US Open. 2014 will be the 11th year of the Series. SAVE THE DATE 14 The 2015 Winston-Salem Open will be held Aug. 22-29! TOURNAMENT PHONE NUMBER 9 (336) 758-6409 Tournament Staff TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN › DON FLOW TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR › BILL OAkES ASSOCIATE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR › AMy kNuDSON TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR › TERESA BRAECkEL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS › RAy BODEN DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS › ALEx BOTOMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS › CAPTuRE MEDIA MANAGER › JOhN DELONG EVENT ASSISTANT – CREDENTIALS & VOLUNTEER SERVICES › hALEy LEFFLER EVENT ASSISTANT – CUSTOMER SERVICE › kAThRyN TALBERT EVENT ASSISTANT – HOTELS & TRANSPORTATION › BRONWyN GREER EVENT ASSISTANT – MARKETING & ENTERTAINMENT › JESSICA JONES EVENT ASSISTANT – MEDIA & PA › RyAN OAkES EVENT ASSISTANT – OPERATIONS › DANNy kOENIGS & JAkE RyAN EVENT ASSISTANT – PLAYER SERVICES › DARRyL BRIAN & ChARLOTTE STONE EVENT ASSISTANT – SPECIAL EVENTS › JOSé BRAkE EVENT ASSISTANT – TICKETS › SyDNEy hANES COMPTROLLER › AkINA ANAND ACCOUNTANT › MEREDITh TuTTLE EVENT LEGAL COUNSEL › RICh kEShIAN, ANDREW SAChS EVENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR › DR. DARyL ROSENBAuM

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Saturday, Aug. 16 Thursday, Aug. 21 BRENNER KIDS’ DAY LADIES DAY The Winston-Salem Open will host 10-11:30 A.M. Brenner Kids’ Day, giving local Join us for the fourth-annual Ladies children the opportunity to be Day at the Winston-Salem Open from exposed to the sport of tennis! 10-11:30 a.m. on the fourth floor of Brenner Children's Hospital, Deacon Tower. Enjoy mimosas, brunch part of Wake Forest Baptist Tuesday, Aug. 19 and an exciting fashion show! After Health, is proud to sponsor brunch, ladies will enjoy an afternoon this fun and engaging event with USTA MEMBER APPRECIATION of professional tennis. tennis activities for all ability levels DAY 1:30-3 P.M. run by USTA North Carolina. Brenner USTA Member Appreciation Day will Kids' Day will be split up by ages: par - be held during the day session on Tues - ticipants 6-8 years old will play from day. Bring your USTA Membership 9:30-11 a.m. Brenner Kids' Day for 9-12- Card to the USTA Booth and receive a year- olds will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 free gift while supplies last. Also, p.m. Pre-registration is required. please join us for a reception for USTA Members from 1:30-3 p.m. in Deacon Tower. A USTA card will be required Monday, Aug. 18 for entry. Please note that a ticket to the MILITARY AND UNIFORMED day session, Session 6, is required for PERSONNEL entry to the tournament grounds. APPRECIATION DAY Friday, Aug. 22 The Winston-Salem Open will honor Wednesday, Aug. 20 CHAMPION WHITEOUT members of our armed forces and all All fans attending the Friday evening uniformed civic personnel (police, fire, QUEENS AT COURT session of the Winston-Salem Open emergency services, etc.) with a special The Winston-Salem Open will receive free T-shirts from day and evening. All active and veteran will host a special screen - Champion. Put yours on and help us members of the military and civic per - ing of the documentary, "whiteout" the stadium for a national sonnel who show a valid ID at the box "Queens at Court," Wednes - TV audience! office on Monday, Aug. 18, will receive day at 5 p.m. in Deacon Tower. a 30 percent discount on reserved seats “Queens at Court” examines the lives for the day and evening sessions. of four unique individuals who have formed a lasting bond through the sport. Tickets for this exclusive VIP re - ception include cocktails and hors d'oe - vures, the “Queens at Court” screening, a Q&A session with director Shiv Paul and entry to the Wednesday evening session of the Winston-Salem Open. More to See & Do BB&T BALL TOSS WSO COLLECTIBLE FANS PRESENT THE TROPHY All fans attending the Thursday night CREDENTIALS In a Winston-Salem Open tradition, session are invited to participate in Winston-Salem Open Collectible all fans in the stadium will be invited the BB&T Ball Toss in between Credentials are back this year and on court after Saturday’s doubles final matches! Warm up your arm and toss better than ever! Get yours and for the trophy presentation. Stick your tennis ball from your seat into receive exclusive benefits including around, watch some great doubles one of the bins on court. One winner an invitation to the draw party, and become a part of Winston-Salem will be picked from the balls that behind-the-scenes tours, autograph Open history. make it into the bins to receive a $250 sessions, eligibility for seat upgrades BB&T gift card. and more! Collectible Credentials can be purchased for only $10 at the Ticket Office or Merchandise Tent.

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third set, but then he played much better in a 6-4, 6-3 win over Benoit Paire. Then came another 6-4, 6-3 win over Dmitry Tursunov in the quarterfinals, and the following day he bested American Sam Querrey 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals. “I had played two not-so-good tourna - ments before I came to Winston-Salem,” Melzer said. “I had some injections in my shoulder before coming to the States, so I didn’t know where I was at. I played a horrible first round and just got through somehow, and then I started to pick up my level and was able to play my best. Especially the quarters and semis, that was very high-level tennis. So it was nice to see everything come to - gether.” In the final, Melzer showed no mercy on Monfils, who had suffered hip and abdominal problems in his semifinal win over Alexandr Dolgopolov and was clearly laboring from the start. Melzer raced to a 3-0 lead and wound up taking In 2013, Jurgen Melzer became the first player not named John Isner to win the the first set 6-3, then was up 2-1 and a Winston-Salem Open. break in the second set when Monfils could no longer continue. FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA Melzer was a gracious champion, for sure. Good Things in Threes “Nobody wants to win a final like that,” he said. “You want to be out there Melzer Upsets Isner’s Two-Year Reign as Champ; Both Back in ‘14 competing. But at the end of the day, you take the title. I was looking forward BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN to that match because it’s a great hree great tournaments. Three great fields. Three great years of rave reviews matchup. It’s a defensive player against T from ATP players. an offensive player, so you get to see great tennis if both have confidence like And now, two great champions. who have attained Top 10 status during we did. So it’s a pity that it had to end In 2013, Jurgen Melzer became the first their careers and have combined for no like that.” player not named John Isner to win the fewer than 14 singles titles (and count - The 2013 tournament was noteworthy Winston-Salem Open, flying under the ing) and 15 doubles titles. for two other reasons. radar much of the week while quietly Melzer’s run to the 2013 crown was im - It was the final ATP World Tour event dispatching strong opponents and then pressive as he got stronger and stronger for longtime Winston-Salem favorite winning the championship match when as the week progressed. James Blake, who bowed out in a sec - Gael Monfils was forced to retire early in Although he came into the WSO ond-round loss to Paire and then would the second set. ranked No. 32, the Austrian lefty had announce his retirement the following Isner, who had won the 2011 and 2012 been experiencing shoulder problems week at the US Open. And it proved to WSOs in storybook fashion, was unable much of the summer, problems that be the final appearance for another to play in 2013 after suffering a strained eventually necessitated surgery in Octo - American favorite – Mardy Fish, who hip flexor during a run to the finals the ber. He had lost in the first round at suffered heat stroke and was forced to previous week in Cincinnati. Montreal and Cincinnati the previous retire from his second-round match Both are back for this week’s fourth-an - two weeks, and admittedly his confi - against Jarkko Nieminen. Fish, who had nual ATP World Tour 250 event at the dence was low. He was the WSO’s No. 9 battled heart issues throughout the pre - Wake Forest Tennis Complex, and that seed. vious year, has not played since. gives the tournament the rare distinction Melzer was struggling in his opening Isner, the local hero who grew up in of having two defending champions of match against Thiemo de Bakker when Greensboro, was clearly the face of the sorts. Not only that, but two champions de Bakker retired in the middle of the tournament in its first two years.

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to be committed to maximize your per - formance. “I spend a lot of time in the gym. I travel with someone full time that keeps me healthy. I have really become a true professional as far as that goes. I don’t miss any beats when it comes to any - thing like that, because I know, for me, I have to stay healthy. If you stay healthy, the results will take care of themselves on the court.” Isner’s personal trainer for the past six years has been Kyle Morgan, the director of performance at Saddlebrook Resort near Tampa, where Isner now calls home. Morgan gushes when talking about Isner’s work ethic and the lengths that Isner goes to in order to follow the train - ing regimen. It’s a comprehensive pro - gram that includes stretching, weight training, cardiovascular conditioning, nutrition, movement, the whole gamut. “I would say that John is one of, if not Today, Isner is stronger and fitter than ever, including during his historic 2010 the most, hard-working athletes I’ve three-day marathon Wimbledon match against Nicolas Mahut. ever dealt with,” Morgan said. “We de - velop programs for a lot of different FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA players and some of them follow the plan and others don’t, but John is metic - Conditioned to Win ulous about it. He’s learned so much over the years that if I’m not on the road From Historic Wimbledon Match to Title Wins, Strength Isner’s Key with him, I can send him a detailed workout and I know he’s going to do it. BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN “He’s so big that he’s kind of a differ - ohn Isner somehow, some way, made it through the longest match in tennis ent breed in tennis, obviously, so he has history back in 2010 when he outlasted Nicolas Mahut in an 11-hour, 5-minute a program that is unique for him. He has J three-day marathon at Wimbledon. to avoid as much wear and tear on his knees as possible, for example. But the It goes without saying that he was in plays more tiebreaks than anyone in pro - key is he doesn’t just train hard, he pretty good physical condition at the fessional tennis, who finds it imperative trains smart. It’s all about training time, or else he never would have en - to summon up extra juice in the match’s smart.” dured all the way to 70-68 in the fifth set. most-crucial moments. Strength and Isner laughs about thinking that he was But that historic experience only served conditioning are essential in those situa - in pretty good shape when he came out to motivate the two-time Winston-Salem tions. of the University of Georgia in 2007 and Open champion to make an even bigger And those 140 mph serves that have joined the ATP World Tour. After all, just commitment to working out and im - made Isner one of the ATP World Tour’s five weeks after turning professional, he proving his training regimen. ace leaders for years, that have made went all the way to the final of the 500- Today at age 29, the 6-foot-10, 238- him the ATP World Tour’s all-time level event at Washington, so success pounder is stronger and fitter than ever leader in break points saved? That came quickly. and is clearly reaping the benefits of all comes from strong arms and legs, not But over time, he came to realize he the hard work and dedication. just torque. was not nearly strong and fit enough to He has risen to top-10 status in the ATP “Conditioning is the name of the game, withstand all the rigors of the game. The World Tour rankings in the time since especially for a guy my size,” the knees, in particular, were not holding up and owns nine career singles titles. He Greensboro native said. “It has played a well from playing so many matches. has been the top-ranked American huge role in my success. There is such a Isner also points out that he has always player for the past three years. fine line between being a Top-10 player been a late bloomer – he had a four-inch Remember, this is a guy who annually and maybe a Top-50 player, so you have growth spurt late in his teens – and he

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done other ways, but I know for me, I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for going to SC.” “If I didn’t go to college,” said Isner, the 2007 NCAA singles runner-up, “I don’t think I’d be the person and player I am today.” Other notable players who have come through the college ranks include Kevin Anderson (Illinois), Benjamin Becker (Baylor), Somdev Devvarman (Virginia), Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State), Rhyne Williams (Tennessee) and most recently 2013 NCAA singles champ Blaz Rola (Ohio State). And, oh yes, there are a couple of twins named Bryan who played at Stanford. Winston-Salem Open tournament di - rector Bill Oakes sees the trend continu - ing, probably gaining even more momentum. And for several reasons. College provides the opportunity for players to mature physically and emo - tionally. The competition level is better than ever, especially with a recent influx Southern California’s Steve Johnson joins UGA’s John Isner and and Stanford’s of foreign players. Players can utilize Bradley Klahn in coming up from the college ranks. first-class facilities, as the Wake Forest Tennis Complex demonstrates. And it SUSAN MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA makes a lot more financial sense to go to college on scholarship, with all the perks, than it does to try to rise up the College to Top 100 ranks on your own dime. “I think players are recognizing that Isner Among Several Players Who Took Winning College Route college tennis can be a great training ground,” Oakes said. “It’s a situation BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN where you have trainers, you get to go ver since two-time Winston-Salem Open champion John Isner burst onto the out and play a lot, the competition level ATP World Tour scene in the summer of 2007, he has been a poster boy of is stronger than ever, and you have the E sorts for collegiate tennis. opportunity to grow physically and mentally. You are able to take baby steps The Greensboro native honed his skills only succeed if they go through the with a little bit of a safety net. Why go to by spending four years at the University Florida tennis academies, turn profes - Mexico for a Futures when you're an 18- of Georgia before turning professional, sional as teens and then work their way year-old and struggle because you’re by and he has gone on to a stellar career up through the Futures and Challenger yourself? Especially when you might be that has included two stays in the Top 10 circuits. more injury-prone in that setting. I think and nine ATP World Tour titles. So much for the notion that players are that’s tough. That’s very tough. But Isner is hardly the only face of col - stunting their growth and closing their “I look at the current rankings, and I lege tennis these days. windows of opportunity by going off to struggle to find teenagers that are More and more players are finding the college. ranked in the Top 100 or Top 120. The college route to be a viable pathway to “I think it’s great for college tennis,” average age of a player in the Top 200 is the Top 100. said Johnson, who won NCAA singles close to 27 years old right now. You have In fact, at one point this year, the top titles in 2011 and 2012. “Bradley, John to be physically and mentally mature to three Americans in the rankings – Isner, and myself all went to college four years be prepared for the grind of traveling Southern California’s Steve Johnson and and it has worked out well for us. I think the world. It just shows that there is a lot Stanford’s Bradley Klahn – had all come going the college route just gives people more to it than just being an 18-year-old from the college ranks. another option now rather than going that can run fast and hit the ball hard. So much for the notion that players can pro at 16 or 17. I’m not saying it can’t be And that’s what college is for.”

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“It was very funny,” Melzer said. “I thought I might need some extra matches and I asked her if she had signed in with somebody and she said, ‘No, actually I didn’t. So let’s give it a try. We’ll enter, and if you pull out, it’s no big deal.’ And then one-and-a-half weeks later, you lift the trophy. We started dating probably a week later. So it was meant to be.” This is only part of the incredible jour - ney that has seen Melzer win five career ATP World Tour singles titles, 12 ATP World Tour doubles titles, and reach the Top 10 in the rankings in both singles and doubles over a 14-year career. He has two Grand Slam doubles titles to his credit, Wimbledon in 2010 and the US Open in 2011, both with Petzschner. He’s the only player in the last 25 years to be ranked in the Top 10 in singles and doubles at the same time, reaching as high as No. 8 in singles in April of 2011 and No. 6 in doubles. And he’s currently Defending Winston-Salem Open champion Jurgen Melzer asked Iveta Benesova to on a streak of six straight years finishing team with him at Wimbledon in 2011. They married in the fall of 2012. in the Top 35 or better. As the 6-foot, 178-pound lefthander FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA showed last summer in beating Thiemo de Bakker, Benoit Paire, Dmitry Tur - Date With Destiny sunov, Sam Querrey and Gael Monfils en route to the WSO title, he’s a solidly Wimbledon Mixed Doubes Title Proves a Partnership for Life consistent all-court player who’s com - fortable from the baseline or at the net. BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN “I have known Jurgen since our junior t was a match made in tennis heaven. Defending Winston-Salem Open cham - years,” said Jarkko Nieminen, who pion Jurgen Melzer was merely looking for a mixed doubles partner when he shared the same coach (Joakim Nys - I asked Iveta Benesova to team with him at Wimbledon in 2011. trom) with Melzer for a stretch. “He’s al - ways been such a great talent. He plays Melzer had no hopes other than per - and everything pointed in our favor. well on any court. He can do everything haps a couple matches to keep him “The thing is, nobody expected any - well. When he’s on, he’s a very danger - sharp for singles and men’s doubles. thing from me or from her. And then in ous player. And he’s also such a great And he definitely had no idea what was the end you’re lifting the trophy. And a guy. I know him well, and he's a great about to unfold. year-and-a-half later, you’re married. It guy.” The pair would wind up winning the was perfect.” Great guy indeed. Melzer has had to Wimbledon mixed title, totally surpris - Melzer can now look back and say that deal with pressures and the expectations ing themselves in the process. Shortly fate prevailed from the start. of an entire nation throughout his career, thereafter they started dating, and a ro - He didn’t always play mixed doubles and he has handled it all with class. mance developed. at Wimbledon. He was looking for an He won the Wimbledon junior singles They wound up getting married in the extra match or two only because his title in 1999, and when he turned profes - fall of 2012. doubles partner at the time, Philipp Pet - sional at the end of that year the Aus - The 33-year-old Austrian marvels at zschner, was dealing with an injury and trian media and the tennis public the chance series of events. was not certain to compete. envisioned an immediate rise to the top “It’s something probably if you were It just so happened that Benesova, a of the ATP rankings. making a movie, this would be in it,” Czech Republic native who has reached The hope was that he would follow in Melzer said. “That’s basically where as high as No. 25 in the WTA singles the footsteps of Thomas Muster, the face everything started. We just had an amaz - rankings, was similarly without a mixed of Austrian tennis for years who won 44 ing two weeks. We played really well, doubles partner. tournaments, including the 1995 French

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the Winston-Salem Open’s 48-player Main Draw each year. Just as recruiting is the lifeblood of Wake Forest’s football and basketball programs, so it is for Oakes and the WSO. Some players, particularly the top play - ers who know they will be assured of entry into the Grand Slam and Masters 1000 series tournaments, make their schedules out as far as a full year in ad - vance. Others in the top 50 or 60 of the rank - ings, like defending WSO champion Jur - gen Melzer, plan ahead about six months. Obviously players lower in the rank - ings operate month to month or even week to week, but still there’s a general game plan in place. A variety of factors are involved in each player’s scheduling process. How do players want to divide up the num - ber of clay court, grass court and hard court tournaments they’ll play each In 2012, Rafael Nadal was sidelined early on from the summer hard court season year? Do they specifically want to play by tendinitis in his left knee, making Winston-Salem Open play a possibilitiy. the week before a Grand Slam, or is that a week of rest? Do they have points to GETTY IMAGES defend at a certain tournament? What’s the proper balance between playing Scheduling Issues enough in a given stretch to stay sharp vs. taking enough time off to stay physi - Nadal’s Near-Miss at WSO in ‘12 Spotlights Recruiting Bustle cally strong? Do they need a few extra ATP World Tour 250-level events in BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN order to maximize their ranking? If hen Rafael Nadal missed the Olympics and the start of the summer hard they’re not above the cutoff for a Grand court season in 2012 because of tendinitis in his left knee, the tennis Slam or Masters 1000 event, are they W world missed an extended stretch without the game’s greatest rock star. willing to go through qualifying or is that the right time to take a week off? Winston-Salem Open tournament di - ing a wild card because if he was going “I think making a schedule is the most rector Bill Oakes, on the other hand, did - to come back and play the US Open, he important part of today’s game,” said n’t miss a beat. needed matches and he wanted to come 2012 WSO finalist and Top-10 mainstay Oakes began getting injury updates to Winston-Salem to play,” Oakes re - Tomas Berdych. “If you make the wrong from Nadal’s camp regularly as the sum - called. “You never know what’s going to schedule, you can’t be at your best.” mer progressed and began making con - end up happening in a situation like Of course, there’s one other intangible, tingency preparations for Nadal’s that, but you want to have all your bases especially in the case of 250-level events return. covered.” like the WSO. How have players been If Nadal was shooting to come back in It turned out that the injury lingered treated in the past and is it a place where time for the US Open, surely he would and Nadal would remain out all the way they want to come back? need to get some matches under his belt through the end of the year, missing the “Obviously you choose tournaments after missing Masters 1000 events in US Open and even the season-ending where you have played well, but it’s not Toronto and Cincinnati. And if that sce - Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals. But all about defending points,” Melzer said. nario played out, then the Winston- Oakes had done his due diligence, and “It’s because you like them, and you feel Salem Open would be the perfect place with a little bit of better luck Winston- comfortable. I have always felt that way for him to return to the ATP World Tour Salem tennis fans would have been in about Winston-Salem. I think it’s just a and shake off some of the rust before for an unexpected treat. neat tournament. It has the size where heading to New York. This is part of the fascinating, multi- you feel comfortable. I don’t know how “We had talked to his folks about hold - faceted world of attracting the field for to put it in the right words in English

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gem of our tournament,” tournament di - rector Bill Oakes said. “I don’t think it’s always like that at tournaments around the world, but we’ve been very, very lucky. When you look at three guys cur - rently ranked in the Top 20 who have all played qualifying in our tournament the last three years, you can see the level of play is amazing. It just goes to show that Kei Nishikori advanced through qualifying at the 2011 WSO. He has since won when you come out on Saturday at our five ATP titles, rising as high as No. 9 in the ATP World Tour rankings. tournament, you potentially could see people that are in a Grand Slam semifi - SUSAN MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA nal within two years.” In the WSO’s case, qualifying is a 32- player bracket that produces four play - ers for the 48-player Main Draw. The field is comprised of players who rank below the Main Draw cutoff – usually in the 70s or 80s – or last-minute additions who did not sign up before the entry deadline in early July and were not granted wild cards. Players must advance through two rounds on Saturday, then a third round on Sunday. Ernests Gulbis, who went through qualifying at the 2012 WSO, was in this year’s “It’s a grind for the players, but it’s French Open semifinals and has won four tournaments in the past two years. great for the fans,” Oakes said. “We’ll traditionally have somewhere in the FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA range of six to 10 guys ranked 85 to 110. So our fans get to see some really good players that would be in the Main Draw Qualifying Coups at almost every other ATP 250 tourna - ment around the world.” Nishikori, Gulbis, Janowicz Among Players to Hit It Big Quickly Among others who have played quali - BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN fying at the WSO are rising Americans Steve Johnson and Jack Sock, and veter - ei Nishikori was bouncing back from a shoulder injury when he advanced ans David Goffin, Joao Sousa, Michael through qualifying and into the Main Draw at the inaugural 2011 Winston- Russell, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Edouard K Salem Open. Roger-Vasselin and Benjamin Becker. In the time since, Nishikori has risen to Starting to get the picture? All, Oakes points out, are outstanding as high as No. 9 in the ATP World Tour Qualifying might not receive much fan - players. rankings and has won five ATP titles. fare at most ATP World Tour events, but “I laugh when I hear people say, ‘Oh, Ernests Gulbis was looking to revive at the Winston-Salem Open it is carving he’s not very good, he’s ranked 90 in the his once-promising career when he went out a niche for producing players who world,” Oakes said. “If you look at the through qualifying at the 2012 WSO. go on to bigger and better glory in a rel - 90th best player in the NFL, or the 90th In the time since, Gulbis has done pre - atively short amount of time. best player in the NBA, or the 90th best cisely that, reaching No. 10 earlier this It all started when Julien Benneteau player in Major League baseball, you year with a trip to this year’s French went all the way to finals of the first would think that person’s a superstar. Open semifinals. He has won four tour - WSO in 2011 after advancing through And we’re talking about a majority of naments in the past two years. qualifying. American players in those sports. Here, Jerzy Janowicz was just beginning to Benneteau wound up playing nine we are talking about the 90th best player make a name for himself when he, too, matches in eight days in a heroic effort, on the planet, in one of the most popular played qualies in the 2012 WSO. ultimately losing to John Isner in three sports in the world. I think when people In the time since, Janowicz has climbed sets in the championship match. It pro - understand that, it really starts to sink in as high as No. 14 and many believe it’s pelled him upward toward a career-best that the quality of tennis in qualifying is only a matter of time until he becomes a No. 26 in early 2012. extremely high.” Top-10 player. “I think qualifying is the most-hidden

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what I do. I’ll continue as much as I can.” Two things to know about Robredo: His parents were big fans of The Who back in the ’70s and named him after the band’s rock opera, “Tommy.” He and his father actually met Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey prior to one of the band’s concerts at Wembley Stadium. And, he is greatly respected through - out the ATP World Tour for his charita - ble efforts. He helps a wide variety of people with disabilities through the Tommy Robredo Foundation and holds an international wheelchair tennis tour - nament annually. Eleven of his 12 career singles titles have come on clay, and that’s obviously his best surface. But as time has pro - gressed, he has become more and more effective on other surfaces, as he showed at last year’s US Open by beating Roger Federer in the fourth round. He has reached seven Grand Slam quarterfinals in his career – five at Roland Garros, one at the US Open and one in Australia. His two titles last year came at Casablanca and Umag. It marked the A fighter who never gives up, Tommy Robredo learned the importance of fighting second time in his career that he claimed for each point while working his way back from hamstring surgery. two titles in a year, joining 2006 when he won at Bastaad and Hamburg and SUSAN MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA reached his career-best No. 5. “Last year was an amazing year for me, especially because the year before I was Learning from Lows 100-something and trying to come From No. 5 to No. 471, Robredo is Making His Way Back back,” he said. “I wasn’t sure if my leg will be perfect or not. You have the BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN doubts, if your body’s going to respond and your tennis, if you’re going to get ommy Robredo made history at Roland Garros in 2013 when he won three con - the confidence back. I don’t think the T secutive matches after dropping the first two sets in each. doubts left me until Casablanca. But No other player had accomplished that obstacle he has had to overcome, and then I realized that I could be able to just feat at a Grand Slam since 1927. that has given him more resolve than enjoy again and get my confidence back It’s only fitting, because the 32-year-old ever. and get back on the top rankings. Spaniard has proven often over the “It’s life with ups and downs, and you “And since then I’m just believing and years that he’s a fighter who never gives learn more from the downs than the ups, believing and believing. Hopefully I can up. One who has overcome much adver - the moments that are difficult,” Robredo keep going because I’m feeling very sity off the court as well as on it. said. “When you’re back, you’re even young, and I’m enjoying a lot.” Only two years ago, the former World happier. Maybe some years ago I would - Robredo is making his third appear - No. 5 had dropped to as low as No. 471 n’t have fought for each point, whereas ance at the WSO. He lost a tough three- in the rankings, following hamstring today I do this on each point. setter to eventual finalist Gael Monfils in surgery that threatened to end his career. “This is a lesson I’ve learned. When I the third round last year. He has other Now he’s solidly entrenched in the Top was injured, I was not even thinking that past ties to Winston-Salem, playing two 20 again, after a fabulous 2013 in which I could be back. I just wanted to be fit, singles matches for Spain in the 2007 he tacked on two more ATP World Tour that’s all. Whereas nowadays I see Davis Cup quarterfinal that was held at singles titles to run his career total to 12. what’s important for me is each day, LJVM Coliseum. He considers himself better off for each each match. I love playing tennis. I love

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That means Melzer has 250 points that he will be “defending” this week. Players count their results from all four Grand Slam events, plus the eight mandatory Masters 1000 series events, and their best six results from any com - bination of 500 and 250 level events, Davis Cup, Olympics, Challenger and Futures events. The points are heavily weighted to the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events, and are distributed as follows: • Grand Slams – 2000 for the cham - pion, 1200 for the other finalist, 720 for semifinalists, 360 for quarterfinalists, 180 for making the round of 16, 90 for mak - ing the round of 32, 45 for making the second round, and 10 for first round, plus up to 25 additional points for quali - fying. • Masters 1000 tournaments – 1000 for the champion, 600 for the other finalist, 360 for semifinalists, 180 for quarterfi - nalists, 90 for making the round of 16, 45 Jurgen Melzer calls the ranking system used to determine seedings, eligibility and for making the round of 32 and 10 for cut-offs for each ATP World Tour event a “fair and equitable system.” the first round plus 25 additional points for qualifying. FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA • ATP 500 tournaments – 500 for the champion, 300 for the other finalist, 180 for semifinalists, 90 for quarterfinalists, Rewarding Success 45 for making the round of 16, and 20 for making the round of 32, plus up to 20 Ranking System Ignores Subjective Factors; Deems a Win a Win additional points for qualifying. BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN • ATP 250 tournaments – 250 for the champion, 150 for the other finalist, 90 ulien Benneteau was out of the Top 100, ranked a meager No. 113 in the ATP for semifinalists, 45 for quarterfinalists, World Tour rankings, when he came to the inaugural Winston-Salem Open in 20 for making the round of 16, and five J 2011. for making the round of 32, plus up to 12 A week later, thanks to an incredible fending WSO champion Jurgen Melzer additional points for qualifying. run all the way from qualies to the WSO said. “Everyone has this or that that • Challenger and Futures tournaments final, Benneteau headed to the US Open they’d like to change, but all in all it is a – Anywhere from 18 to 125 for winning, ranked No. 81. good system and the players are satis - depending on the tournament category, That’s a climb of 32 spots in one magi - fied with it.” with a sliding scale from there. cal week. So what, precisely, counts in the rank - Points are also awarded for wins in the It’s all the result of a ranking system ings process? Barclays ATP World Tour finals. that rewards success and completely ig - And how are points accrued? There are also provisions for a “pro - nores the kinds of subjective factors that First off, the rankings are structured on tected ranking” for players who miss are so prevalent in other sports. A win is an ongoing 52-week cycle where points more than 30 consecutive days because a win, and style points or RPIs or are constantly being added or coming of injury. Melzer is a great example, as strength of schedule don’t really matter. off the board. he missed the end of last year and the The system is used to determine the Players in last year’s Winston-Salem first three months of this year after un - seedings, eligibility and cut-offs for each Open, for example, have been counting dergoing shoulder surgery last October. ATP World Tour event, so clearly it is a points earned from last year’s tourna - His protected ranking gained him entry huge and integral part of the sport ment throughout this year, but that will into tournaments and gave him a chance today. end this week and the results from this to build his point total back up. “It’s a fair and equitable system,” de - year’s WSO will start being counted. So clearly a lot is on the line this week.

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ally good 65,” he said. “I just need to win some matches and get my confi - dence back and play aggressive and know that I am playing the right way. If I do that, the rankings will take care of themselves.” Querrey has always played well at the Winston-Salem Open, reaching the semi - finals in each of the last two years. In 2012, he beat Feliciano Lopez and Alexandr Dolgopolov along the way be - fore falling to Tomas Berdych. Then last year, he beat Jarkko Nieminen and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez among others before losing a tough three-setter to eventual champion Jurgen Melzer. He did not play in the inaugural 2011 WSO as he was still recovering from the elbow surgery. The career, for sure, has included plenty of highlights, with seven ATP World Tour singles titles and four dou - bles crowns. Querrey won his first tournament in 2008 in Las Vegas, then had a breakout year in 2009 when he won in Los Ange - les for the first of three times and cap - At 26, Sam Querrey is heartened by the presence of so many top-achieving tured the US Open Series title. He won players thriving on the ATP World Tour well into their 30s. four times on three different surfaces in 2011 – at Los Angeles, Queens Club, Bel - FRED MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA grade and Memphis – before the injuries dropped him out of the Top 100. Bounce back he did, reaching as high Best years Ahead as No. 19 again, and when Andy Rod - After Early Success then Injuries, Querrey Focuses on Future dick retired in 2012 he moved into the lofty status as the top-ranked American. BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN “It’s cool that when I’m done playing, I can say I was the No. 1 American in our am Querrey has always looked up to his elders. As he transitions to another country at one point,” he said. phase of his career, the 26-year-old Californian has more reason than ever to No matter what the future holds, Quer - S be motivated by those who continue to thrive on the ATP World Tour rey is happy with his career especially in beyond the age of 30. light of all the obstacles he has had to “When you see some of the older guys from 2009 when a glass table he was sit - overcome. like Tommy Haas and Federer and Fer - ting on collapsed and cut deeply into his “I never expected to be ‘the next great rer doing well into their 30s, it gives me right arm, coming within millimeters of American player,’” he said. “When I was a lot of motivation that hopefully my severing nerves. 17, 18, I didn’t think I was going to win a best years are still ahead of me,” Quer - Then there was the stretch in 2011 he bunch of Grand Slams and be No. 1 in rey said. missed because of an umbilical cord in - the world. I just wanted to go out and Now, if only his health will cooperate. fection. have a good career. Of course, when you The 6-foot-6, 200-pounder has dealt He came into this 2014 summer hard- have a lot of success early like I did at with a series of injuries in the past few court season – his favorite time of year – 18, 19, people will start expecting a lot of years including some that rate as down - out of the top 50 for only the second you. But I just want to go out and do my right bizarre. time in the last seven years, and far from best and, you know, what I have accom - He has been plagued by back problems the career-best of No. 17 in January of plished so far is pretty good. I don’t at times in 2014, and before that came an 2011. think I have underachieved by any abdominal injury in 2013, elbow surgery “I have been ranked between 50, 60, 70 means.” in 2011, and the now-famous incident for a few months, but I feel like I’m a re -

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jelled really well together, clicked well at the right times.” This, of course, is what the American tennis community has long hoped to see from the 6-foot-1, 180-pounder. Ever since winning the USTA Boys’ 18s national championship and the US Open junior boys crowns in 2010, Sock has dealt with the high expectations of being the next great American player. He has shown glimpses with trips to the third round of the US Open the past two years, and a trip to the third round at Roland Garros earlier this year. He followed up his Wimbledon perform - ance by beating two-time WSO cham - pion John Isner and reaching the semifinals at Newport. He also counts a Challenger title at Winnetka last year among his recent list of accomplish - ments. Sock won another doubles champi - onship with Pospisil in Atlanta last month, making the duo two-for-two to - gether, and also owns a title won with Jack Sock, winner of the 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles crown along with James Blake at Delray Beach in 2013. Canada’s Vasek Pospisil, is steadily climbing up the singles rankings ladder. The climb up the singles rankings lad - der has been steady, after being ranked SUSAN MULLANE / CAMERAWORK USA No. 370 at the end of 2011. He finished 2012 ranked No. 168, moved up to No. 104 at the end of last year, and has con - Wimbledon Winner tinued to continued to climb all the way to a career-high No. 60 this summer. While Sock’s Singles Play Improves, Doubles Has Been Delight Sock said after Wimbledon that his BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN goal is to reach the Top 50 by the end of 2014. ack Sock’s climb up the ATP World Tour singles rankings has clearly gained “There is a group of us young guys J traction in the past year. who are working hard and trying to get But it’s Sock’s success in doubles that don’t have words for it. We had a lot of American tennis back to the way it was,” has the tennis world buzzing at present. fun. People could see that. I think that’s he said. “It’s not just me. I’m obviously The 21-year-old Nebraska native is part of why we did well. We really en - hopeful I can break through. What I’m fresh off his second career Grand Slam joyed being out there, really enjoyed the hoping is that winning Wimbledon can doubles title earlier this summer as he moment.” translate to singles. Any match you win, teamed with Canada’s Vasek Pospisil, By winning, Sock became the first especially Grand Slams, can only help also a member of this year’s Winston- American in 19 years to notch two your confidence in all aspects of tennis. Salem Open field, to win the Wimbledon Grand Slam titles before the age of 22. “Obviously, singles is the priority. men’s doubles crown in July. He and Melanie Oudin won the US That’s the top of the list. But a lot of It is an incredible story, and the way Open mixed doubles crown in 2011. players like playing doubles because the duo won it made it even more spec - “Our road was pretty crazy, playing you can make some money and it helps tacular. Playing together for the first Bopanna-Qureshi, Peya-Soares, Paes- confidence as well. So I’ll continue to time, they knocked off four of the Stepanek and then the Bryans,” Sock play doubles for sure.” biggest doubles heavyweights in the said. “I think before, if we had known Sock will be playing in Winston-Salem game in succession, ending with a stun - that was our path, I don’t know how cer - for his third straight year. He won two ning five-set win over Mike and Bob tain we’d be that we’d be sitting here matches but didn’t make it out of quali - Bryan in the final. now. I’d played the Bryans a few times fying in 2012, then lost in the first round “Obviously it was a surreal week-and- and never won a set, so my confidence of the Main Draw last year. a-half for us,” Sock said. “Honestly, I against them wasn’t too high. But we

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25 was Wojtek Fibak in 1982. Actually, it was the success of current women's No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska that has served as inspiration. “Everything starts from Radwanska, honestly saying,” he said. “Maybe then we realized there’s a chance to make some good results in Poland. We didn’t have unbelievable facilities for practice. I remember when I was practicing during the winter under the balloon (that) was even minus-10 inside. I remember the beginning was not easy.” Janowicz worked his way up the rank - ings initially by winning three Chal - lenger titles in 2012, then made his big splash at the end of the year. He made it through qualifying at the Masters 1000 event in Paris and then proceeded all the way to the finals, knocking off five straight players ranked in the Top 20 along the way. He lost to David Ferrer in the finals. That set the table for his run to the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2013. He would win five matches, beating coun - Coming from a country void of tennis tradition, Jerzy Janowicz became the first tryman Lukasz Kubot in the quarterfi - Polish player in more than 30 years to crack the top 25. nals, before falling to eventual champion Andy Murray in the semis. He climbed GETTY IMAGES to No. 14 in August of 2013. Since that time, he has been regarded as one of the game’s future stars, al - Rocky Road to Top though his ranking has dipped some thanks to a two-month layoff with a bro - ‘Pole-verizer’ Tackles Obstacles, Poised to Crack Into Top 10 ken foot and some of the inconsistency BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN that plagues all players fighting back from injuries. Going into the summer erzy Janowicz can make the game look easy with his booming serves that often hard-court season, his best 2013 finishes J surpass the 140 mph barrier. had been a trip to the semifinals in That’s why they call the 23-year-old No. 14 already thanks to a trip to the Montpelier in February and the third Polish phenom the “Pole-verizer.” Wimbledon semifinals in 2013, and round at both Wimbledon and Roland But in truth, little has come easy for the many feel it’s just a matter of time until Garros. athletic 6-foot-8, 200-pounder as he has he starts winning tournaments and Not to worry, he has taken it all in traveled the road to stardom on the ATP cracks the Top 10. stride. World Tour. “I’m an explosive character and a pure “I’m still quite a young player,” he Janowicz grew up in a country that fighter,” Janowicz said. “I have learned said. “I have a lot of time. I will just keep was void of tennis tradition and lacking if you have a big heart and you want to on practicing and hope for the best. I for first-class training facilities. Even do something amazing and you are re - don’t need to play aesthetically well. The though he made it to two Grand Slam fi - ally gonna fight for it, you have a chance most important thing is to win matches, nals as a junior, there was sketchy finan - to make it. Sometimes if you are dream - and that’s what I’m focused on.” cial support and as recently as 2012 he ing about something really hard and you Janowicz is making his second visit to was unable to go to the Australian Open are fighting for it, it can happen.” the Winston-Salem Open. He tried to because of a lack of sponsorship. Janowicz comes from an athletic family, make it through qualifying in 2012, but Throw in a broken foot at the end of as both of his parents were professional after winning his first two matches was 2013, and it’s been obstacle after obstacle volleyball players. There weren’t a lot of defeated by Ernests Gulbis with a spot that he has had to overcome. Polish tennis role models though; the in the Main Draw on the line. Still, Janowicz has reached as high as last Polish men’s player to crack the Top

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too. “Right now, we’re the only school that hosts an ATP event on our campus,” Bresky said. “Add that to the fact that we play our matches as a team here. So from a logistical standpoint, all the infra - structure is in place, and that can only make the tournament even better. “Obviously, the NCAA is very picky and particular about who and where and what kind of facility is needed to host the NCAAs. So this is confirmation that our facility is right up there with the best facilities in the country.” The Wake Forest Tennis Complex boasts 13 available courts, all with Deco - Turf II surfaces that match those at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the US Open. There are also eight courts available at the adjacent Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center should there be inclement weather. Winston-Salem’s tennis legacy is growing: The 2018 NCAA Division I Tennis Of the 13 outdoor courts, six upper- Championships will be held at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex. bank courts are in one row, and there are two other groups of three courts to - BRIAN WESTERHOLT / SPORTS ON FILM gether on the lower bank, which allows two team matches to be played in close proximity at the same time. The viewing A Legacy Lengthens for the public should be excellent. Later in the fortnight, many of the sin - Winston-Salem Chosen for 2018 NCAA D-I Championships gles and doubles matches will be con - BY JOHN DELONG/WINSTON-SALEM OPEN tested on what has become known at the WSO as Center Court. inston-Salem’s glorious tennis legacy includes outstanding events at Wake Forest women's tennis coach Jeff virtually every level, from the Tar Heel Qualifier to the USTA Boys’ 12- Wyshner believes that Wake Forest will W and-under Clay Court Championships to the Flow Motors Invitational benefit from the NCAA Tournament to the Davis Cup and now, the Winston-Salem Open. every bit as much as the tennis fans in In 2018, another great event will add to eral,” said Wake Forest men’s tennis Winston-Salem, who will get to enjoy it. that legacy. coach Tony Bresky. “From a recruiting standpoint, it Wake Forest has been chosen to host Traditionally, the NCAA Champi - should help us tremendously,” he said. the 2018 NCAA Division I Tennis Cham - onships has had a short rotation of ven - “It shows kids that our facilities are top- pionships at the Wake Forest Tennis ues, so it’s quite a feather in the notch, and that gives them a great op - Complex on the same courts where the university’s cap to be included. portunity to compete and practice on a pros play every August. Wake Forest has proven its mettle in daily basis.” It’ll be a two-week showcase of all the hosting NCAA events in the past, most There will be pressure on Bresky and best men’s and women’s teams, singles notably by hosting NCAA Men’s Divi - Wyshner and their players to perform and doubles players in college tennis ... sion I Basketball opening-round games well and possibly bring a national title to and a springboard for players like two- at LJVM Coliseum and by hosting the the university. But that’s all part of the time WSO champion John Isner who Division I Field Hockey Championship excitement for the occasion. went straight from the college ranks to in 1995, 2004, 2006 and 2009. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Bresky the ATP World Tour. Bresky said that Wake Forest’s success said. “It’s always a lot of fun to play at “Obviously it’s a great opportunity for in hosting past events, plus the state-of- home in front of our fans. So it’s a our program and the university, and I the-art facilities at the Wake Forest Ten - tremendous opportunity for myself, the think from a community standpoint it’s nis Complex, combined to make a big guys, the program as a whole, the uni - just another piece that allows the com - impression on the NCAA. Obviously, versity and the community. We’re very munity to get excited about tennis in the success of the Winston-Salem Open excited.” Winston-Salem and Wake Forest in gen - in the first three years clearly helped,

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