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NEW YORK (AP) - Sam Querrey, a 17-year-old high school senior who reached the quarterfinals of the French Open this year, beat Mark Hilton 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the first round of the GHI Bronx Tennis Classic on Tuesday.
Querrey, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., was playing in only the second grand slam event when he became the youngest American junior quarterfinalist.
"My game has definitely improved," said the 6-foot-3, 175-pound Querrey, "in April, I was 112th in the world juniors and now I'm No. 18.
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