Sam Querrey held his nerve to topple doubles partner John Isner and lift the ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis.
American sees off Davis Cup colleague in Memphis
Sam Querrey held his nerve to topple doubles partner John Isner and lift the ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis.
Querrey, who beat defending champion Andy Roddick en route to the final, battled back from a set down to secure a 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.
And Isner was left to rue what could have been as the 6ft 9in American had led 5-2 in the second set tie-break before his Davis Cup team-mate rallied.
"It feels great," said the 22-year-old Querrey. "It's tough playing your good buddy like that.
"If anyone else could win the tournament, I'd want it to be him, so you're not going to get the same reaction from me about it than if I were playing someone else.
"This is the first time we played. Hopefully in the next 10 years we'll play another 10 or 15 times.
Tough
"He'll win some of those and I'll win some of those - it's tough, but something we'll deal with."
Isner praised Querrey for holding his nerve when it mattered the most.
"I had the match on my racquet," he said. "He played well when it counted, though - better than me.
"It's really hard, because I like to think I've played really well in those situations in the past.
"I didn't do enough with the 5-5 volley and it cost me."
