Hall of Fame Tennis Championships

Ram, Querrey in all-American final

NewPort, R.I. -- Rajeev Ram and Sam Querrey will meet in an all-American final Sunday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships after winning their semifinals.

Ram, who reached the main draw when top-seeded Mardy Fish withdrew after joining the U.S. David Cup team, advanced to his first-ever ATP Tour final.

He was a 6-3, 6-4 winner Saturday over Belgian Olivier Rochus.

The third-seeded Querrey defeated two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to move into a shot at his second career title.

The two finalists have never faced each other in an ATP match but have played on three other occasions, with Querrey holding a 2-1 edge. They last faced each other in Vancouver in 2007, with Querrey posting a 6-1, 6-4 victory.

Hall of Fame tennis rained out Tuesday

Newport, R.I. -- Heavy rains washed out play Tuesday at the $500,000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Rhode Island before any of the matches could be completed.

Three matches had started but did not have time to finish. When play was suspended, Sebastian Grosjean was leading seventh-seed Kevin Jim 6-4, Germany's Philipp Petzschner led Argentina's Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 3-4 and Samuel Groth of

Australia was leading Ricardo Mello of Brazil 7-5, 0-3.

Two-time defending champion Fabrice Santoro was scheduled to play Tuesday but never got started. Top-seeded Mardy Fish withdrew earlier to take Andy Roddick's place on the U.S. Davis Cup team.

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