Top American Querrey rallies for win at Sony Open

AAA??Mar. 23, 2013?4:05 PM ET
Top American Querrey rallies for win at Sony Open
By STEVEN WINEBy STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer??

Golfer Rory McIlroy, center, of Northern Ireland, watches the match between Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, and Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, during the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Golfer Rory McIlroy, center, of Northern Ireland, watches the match between Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, and Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, during the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, serves to Viktor Troicki, of Serbia, during the Sony Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, returns to Magdalena Rybarikova, of Slovakia, during the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Richard Gasquet, of France, returns a shot to Olivier Rochus, of Belgium, during the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) ? Sam Querrey won for the first time as the top-ranked American, rallying past Lukasz Kubot 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday at the Sony Open.

The 20th-ranked Querrey moved ahead of No. 23 John Isner this week.

On a sunny, humid afternoon, No. 6-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Viktor Troicki 7-6 (6), 6-3. No. 8 Richard Gasquet defeated qualifier Olivier Rochus 7-5, 6-2.

No. 18 Philipp Kohlschreiber lost to David Goffin 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2.

In women's play, defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded fourth, lost serve seven times and needed nearly 2? hours to beat Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3. No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki lost to wild card Garbine Muguruza of Spain, 6-2, 6-4.

No. 5 Li Na beat No. 25 Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 6-2, 6-4. Seeded players had their opening matches after receiving first-round byes.

Querrey lost his first serve game but held the rest of the way and hit 12 aces against Kubot. The 25-year-old Querrey said being the top-ranked American has provided only a modest boost in confidence.

"Some days more than others," he said. "I never thought about it out there today. Haven't really thought about it much. Felt like another day out there to me. Nothing new."

Querrey won despite a lack of rest. He's staying near downtown Miami, site of a weekend electronic music festival.

"I'm not sleeping well because of this Ultra Festival going on," he said. "I could hear the bass, and strobe lights were shining in my hotel, so it's hard to sleep."

Associated Press
People, Places and Companies: Sam Querrey, Lukasz Kubot, John Isner, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Viktor Troicki, Richard Gasquet, Olivier Rochus, Philipp Kohlschreiber, David Goffin, Agnieszka Radwanska, Magdalena Rybarikova, Caroline Wozniacki, Garbine Muguruza, Varvara Lepchenko

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