Sam Querrey Gets His Footing Back on Grass

Sam Querrey blasted his way into the semifinals of Queen's Club Friday with a dominant win over Xavier Malisse, beating the veteran Belgian 6-3, 7-5.

Querrey is two wins away from his third title of 2010, with previous titles on indoor hard (Memphis) and clay (Belgrade).  Not only would he become the first player this year to win titles on three surfaces, a title in London would put Querrey alone in second place for ATP singles titles in 2010 with three (behind only Rafael Nadal's four), and in a tie at five for second place in terms of singles, doubles, and mixed titles among ATPers (behind only Nenad Zimonjic's six).

This immediate success on grass for Querrey isn't entirely unsurprising.   Querrey had, by just about every measure, a totally disastrous Roland Garros.  He lost in the first round of the singles, then became so burnt out and sulky that he immediately pulled out of the doubles draw, leaving his friend John Isner.  He went straight back home to California and deactivating his Twitter account, clearly trying to disconnect himself from the pressures of his life as much as possible.

Whatever rebooting he did seems to have paid off, since he now finds himself the highest seed remaining in London.  He's the favorite in his semifinal against Rainier Schuettler, and will be the favorite against Feliciano Lopez or Mardy Fish in the final as well if he makes it there.

His first grass court title would be a nice high on what has been a roller coaster season.  But if he wins this title, will his Twitter account ever come back?