Querrey Finally Closes for ATP LA Title

It was the first title for Querrey in his last three finals after losing to lower-ranked players in finals at Newport and Indianapolis.

"It feels great," Querrey said. "I didn't want to lose three finals in a row there. I was a little worried after that second set, but I came back strong in the third."

Querrey become the first American to reach at least three ATP World Tour finals in a row since Andy Roddick advanced to four straight in 2004. Roddick won Queen's and Indianapolis and finished runner-up at Wimbledon and Toronto.

The win also shot Querrey to No. 1 in the Olympus US Open Series standings.

The 22-year-old Ball was the fifth qualifier to reach an ATP World Tour final this season.

"He started to get a good read on my second serve and was hitting a fair amount of winners and putting a lot of pressure on me," Querrey said. "Right before the third set I sat down, collected myself, and then had a high first serve percentage that was significantly higher than the second set and that was key. I was really mad I had lost two finals previously and didn't want to lose a third one. I was mad at myself, but I kept it together."

In the doubles final the top-seeded Bryan brothers defeated the German squad of Benjamin Becker and Frank Moser 6-4, 7-6(2).