Newport Casino Curse Strikes Again as Top Seeded John Isner Upset by Rajeev Ram

Newport Tennis Hall of Fame news release…

In an all-American three-set battle on Bill Talbert Center Court, Rajeev Ram saved one match point to defeat top seed John Isner 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(8). Ram won both the singles and doubles titles at Newport in 2009. 

"It's sort of suited to old-school tennis, and I feel like I can play that pretty well with almost anyone around," said Ram. "It came down to a couple points… I was able to get him today."

Americans Jack Sock and Sam Querrey advanced to Round 2. Sock defeated Radek Stepanek 6-2, 6-0 and Querrey overcame Matt Ebden 7-6(3), 7-6(1). In Round 2, Querrey will face Dustin Brown, who fired 18 aces to advance with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Adrien Bossel today.

In doubles action, Mark Philippoussis won his first ATP World Tour doubles match since 2006, partnering with Ryan Harrison to defeat Tatsuma Ito and Lukas Lacko.

Play was suspended at 7:59 pm due to darkness, forcing the match between Tommy Haas and Adrian Mannarino to continue tomorrow. 

Round Two in Newport gets underway tomorrow with Rhode Islander Jared Donaldson facing Australian J.P. Smith in the opening match on Bill Talbert Center Court. The match will be followed by the conclusion of a first round match between Tommy Haas and Adrian Mannarino, which was suspended due to darkness today. Rajeev Ram is back in action again tomorrow on Court 1, following his huge win today in which he overcame No. 1 seed and fellow Newport past champion John Isner. Full results included below.  

ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015

 
CENTER start 11:00 am
J. Smith (AUS) vs J. Donaldson (USA)

Not Before 12:30 pm
[WC] T. Haas (GER) vs [5] A. Mannarino (FRA) 76(5) 67(1) 00
L. Lacko (SVK) vs [4] J. Sock (USA)
E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs [WC] T. Haas (GER) or [5] A. Mannarino (FRA)
[6] S. Querrey (USA) vs D. Brown (GER)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
R. Ram (USA) vs Y. Sugita (JPN)

Not Before 12:30 pm
T. Ito (JPN) vs [7] S. Johnson (USA)
[Q] J. Hernych (CZE) vs A. Falla (COL)
M. Jaziri (TUN) vs [2] I. Karlovic (CRO)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
J. Brunstrom (SWE) / M. Demoliner (BRA) vs M. Ebden (AUS) / C. Guccione (AUS)
A. Bury (BLR) / A. Siljestrom (SWE) vs [3] J. Marray (GBR) / A. Qureshi (PAK)
I. Marchenko (UKR) / A. Menendez-Maceiras (ESP) vs [2] A. Krajicek (USA) / R. Ram (USA)
[WC] M. Chiudinelli (SUI) / F. Nielsen (DEN) vs F. Martin (FRA) / P. Raja (IND)