The 2012 BB&T Atlanta Open begins its first round on Tuesday, and the ATP event will have a few big-name Americans hitting the court.
2012 BB&T Atlanta Open: Ryan Harrison, James Blake In Action Tuesday
The day’s headline match is one between veteran James Blake and No. 6 seed and rising star Ryan Harrison, both Americans. Harrison turned 20 in May, and will play singles for the American team in the London Olympics. Blake, 32, has reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals and reached the No. 4 ranking in the world once, but has not won an ATP event since 2007.
In the other two matches on the Stadium Court, No. 8 seed Go Soeda of Japan will take on Xavier Malisse, who pushed Roger Federer to four sets at Wimbledon, in the day’s first match, and Rajeev Ram will face Ruben Bemelmans in the nightcap.
Here is the full schedule of play for Tuesday. All times are Eastern.
Stadium Court
No. 8 Go Soeda vs. Xavier Malisse, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Ryan Harrison vs. James Blake, not before 7 p.m.
Rajeev Ram vs. Ruben Bemelmans, following Harrison-Blake
Grandstand Court
Michael Russell vs. Alex Kuznetsov, 4 p.m.
Alex Bogmolov Jr./Gilles Muller vs. Steve Johnson/Jack Sock, following Russell-Kuznetsov
Ricardis Berankis vs. Dmitry Tursunov, following doubles match
Court 3
Sergei Bubka vs. Matthew Ebden, 6 p.m.
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