It was bound to happen at some point.  Sam Querrey finally met John Isner, his doubles partner, in a tournament.  Querrey won a tournament in 2008, but it was early in 2009 when he reached the finals of Auckland, losing to Juan Martin del Potro, that Querrey began to make his move up.  He decided to enter in pretty much every tournament after Wimbledon up to the US Open, and reached the finals of Newport, Indianapolis, and New Haven, and also won Los Angeles.

Isner didn’t quite have the same year.  He reached the semis of Washington DC, and upset Andy Roddick in the third round before losing to Verdasco in the following round.  Isner then won Auckland at the beginning of this year.

It looked like Isner was going to win his second tournament when he took the first set in a tiebreak against Querrey.  In the second set, Querrey was down 5-2 and 2 points from losing when he won 5 points in a row and took the second set.

Querrey was able to get an early break as Isner’s first serve percentage dropped and got a second break to win his first title of the year: 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-3.

The two were also entered in doubles and won their doubles final, 6-4, 6-4, beating Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.

Sam Querrey is now ranked 22, one spot behind John Isner, who is ranked 21.

Coincidentally, two doubles partners also met in the final of Marseille and won their doubles final in the same event.  Llodra beat Benneteau in the singles final: 6-3, 6-4.  They beat the team of Knowle and Lindstedt, 6-4, 6-3.

In Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos Ferrero won his second tournament in a row, beating fellow Spaniard, David Ferrer, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.