Sam Querrey is one of the biggest names to join the New York Open field—set to kick off on February 11 in Long Island. The American finished one of his best career seasons at a career-high of No. 13 with two titles and a Wimbledon semifinal showing.
“I’m someone who likes to play a lot of hard court events, especially early in the season, so I like to load up my calendar early in the year," Querrey said. "I’ve always liked playing the Memphis tournament in the past, and to have it now moved to Long Island, I think it should be really fun."
The 30-year-old is one of nine Americans inside the Top 100, and one of six already signed up for the New York Open (an ATP 250 that is moving from Memphis). The only American ranked ahead of Querrey is world No. 8 Jack Sock.
"This is kind of the highest all four of us, John [Isner], Jack [Sock], Stevie [Johnson] and myself, have ended the year," Querrey said. "So I think we have a good group right now and I feel like the guys this last year have won a lot of big tournaments, big matches. We didn’t have a grand slam winner, but these guys have had a lot of other really good things."
The American women, of course, had two Slam winners: Serena Williams (Australian Open) and Sloane Stephens (US Open). Stephens will be part of the premiere night of the New York Open, taking part in an exhibition with Eugenie Bouchard, John McEnroe and James Blake.
Querrey is busy getting read for the 2018 season after taking some well-deserved time off to be a guest at Isner's wedding and go on vacation in Hawaii with his girlfriend.