Querrey reaches Farmers Classic final in LA
01/08/2010 11:53AM

Sam Querrey defeated Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-7 (7), 7-6 (7), 6-4 to reach the Farmers Classic final for the second consecutive year.

Querrey needed 2 hours and 47 minutes to beat Tipsarevic on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus.

The Serb failed to convert a match point in the 10th game of the second set, then blew a 5-1 lead in the tiebreaker. Querrey reeled off six straight points, helped by a few big serves, to win the tiebreaker when Tipsarevic netted a backhand.

The American will try to defend his title against either top-seeded Andy Murray or No. 4 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in Sunday's final.