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Querrey Hit With Great Expectations
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Behind a powerful serve, which is easily his most dangerous weapon, Querrey upped his record to 3-0 lifetime on hard courts against the veteran Karlovic. After the match, Karlovic said only Roddick has a serve tougher than Querrey's.
Even fellow Americans have taken notice.
"I think he's paid his dues," said American Venus Williams, who along with her sister Serena, advanced with a pair of easy victories on Saturday. "I think he's really ready to move forward."
Said veteran American player Vince Spadea: "I think there's always one or two players that learn to pay that price, that bigger price and just look and have that hunger for the bigger stakes. So I think there's probably going to be one or two of those guys. It could be, maybe, Querrey."
Querrey, who turned down a scholarship at Southern California to turn pro said, he is flattered by the attention. But despite tuning out talk about being the great American hope, he admits he senses the urgency.
"I can feel it a little bit," Querrey said earlier this week.
At 20, Querrey is considered to be entering his prime. Before advancing to his first round of 16 in a Grand Slam event, he had offered evidence of improvement, winning his first tour event, in Las Vegas this year.
But, even with expectations growing, Querrey's goals remain modest: Get his ranking into the 30s, earn a seed in next year's Australian Open, and continue to show improvement.
"I've just been working on things that have allowed me to play better tennis," he said. "My backhand is 10 times better. My transition game, coming to the net and being aggressive is better than it used to be. It's starting to show in my matches."
