Three of the top four seeds are into the semi-finals of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz on Saturday as top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray of Scotland takes on No. 4 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain and No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey meets No. 6 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.

Of the remaining players, Querrey (three times) and Lopez (once) have won titles on the ATP World Tour this season. Murray and Tipsarevic have turned in one runner-up showing.

In the opening match, Querrey takes on Tipsarevic for the second time. In their previous meeting in the first round of Indianapolis in 2006, Querrey prevailed in three sets. Tipsarevic is trying to reach his second ATP World Tour final of the season and third in his career (0-2). Querrey is 3-1 in ATP World Tour finals this year and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces in 2010. Overall, the 22-year-old American is 5-5 in his career in ATP World Tour finals.

In the evening semi-final, Murray brings a 2-0 mark against Lopez. The 23-year-old Scot reached his lone final this year at the Australian Open (l. to Federer) in January while Lopez won his second career ATP World Tour title in Johannesburg (d. Robert) in February.

SATURDAY SEMI-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play

Straus Stadium

(6) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs (2) Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 1-0
06 Indianapolis (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Sam Querrey 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4

Tipsarevic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: s-Hertogenbosch (l Stakhovsky); SF: Chennai (l Cilic); QF: Dubai (l Youzhny)
YTD W-L: 14-13 (10-8 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: June 22, 1984
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 46

• Tipsarevic, 26, is making his third ATP World Tour semi-final or better showing this year…His best result was a runner-up last month in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Stakhovsky)…Also a semi-finalist in the first week of the year in Chennai (l. to Cilic)
• He enters with a 14-13 match record on the season (10-8 on hard) and he is trying to reach his third career ATP World Tour final (’09 Moscow, l. to Youzhny)
• The No. 2 Serb (behind No. 2 Djokovic) is appearing in Los Angeles for the second time and only player left who has not dropped a set…Four years ago he lost in the first round
• He is playing in his second tournament since getting married in Belgrade on July 4 (wife, Biljana)

Querrey FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Memphis (d Isner); Belgrade (d Isner); London / Queen's Club (d Fish); F: Houston (l Chela); SF: San Jose (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 31-15 (11-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 3/Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: October 7, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 20

• Querrey, 22, is appearing in his sixth ATP World Tour semi-final or better of the season…He’s 4-1 in semi-final matches with his lone loss in San Jose (l. to Roddick) in February
• He is No. 2 on the ATP World Tour with three titles this year (behind Nadal’s five) and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces…All three wins have come over countrymen (d. Isner twice and Fish once)…Has a 31-15 match record on the season, including 11-6 on hard
• In February, he defeated friend John Isner in three sets in the Memphis final and he also won the doubles title there (w/Isner)…In May, he beat Isner again in three sets in Belgrade…The following month, he earned his first career grass court title at Queen’s over Fish
• He is trying to reach his 11th career ATP World Tour final (5-5) and the last player to win back-to-back titles in Los Angeles was countryman Andre Agassi in 2001-02
• Last year he defeated Aussie qualifier Carsten Ball in the final here

(1-WC) Andy Murray (GBR) vs (4) Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Murray Leads 2-0
06 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Andy Murray 7-5  6-2
08 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo  Clay R64 Andy Murray 7-6(5) 6-4

Murray FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Federer); SF: Wimbledon (l Nadal); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Soderling); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 24-10 (12-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 14
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 4

• Murray, 23, is making his third semi-final or better showing this season, the first in a non-Grand Slam tournament
• His best result came in January when he advanced to his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open (l. to Federer)… This is the Scot native’s first tournament is getting to the semi-finals at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal) for the second straight year
• Has a 14-7 career mark in finals and his last ATP World Tour title came in Valencia (d. Youzhny) last November…His 14 titles are the most by a British man in the Open Era
• He made his tournament debut on Thursday with a three-set win over American qualifier Tim Smyczek
• Last year he led the ATP World Tour with a personal-best six titles and he reached No. 2 on Aug. 17 and held that spot for four weeks before finishing No. 4 for the second straight season
• He split with full-time coaches Miles Maclagan and Alex Corretja this week but left open the possibility of working with Corretja as a coaching consultant in the future

Lopez FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Johannesburg (d Robert); SF: London / Queen's Club (l Fish); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Gulbis)
YTD W-L: 22-15 (11-7 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: September 20, 1981
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 27

• Lopez, 28, is making his third ATP World Tour semi-final or better showing this year…His best result came in February as he earned his second career ATP World Tour title in Johannesburg (d. Robert)…
Also a semi-finalist last month at the Queen’s Club in London (l. to Fish)
• The Spaniard enters with a 22-15 match record on the season (11-7 on hard) and he’s attempting to advance to his seventh career ATP World Tour final (2-4), his second in the United States…His lone U.S. final came in New Haven in August 2005 (l. to Blake)
• He is one of seven Spaniards to win at least one ATP World Tour title this season: Nadal-5, Ferrero-2, Montanes-2, Verdasco-2, Almagro, Ferrer and Lopez
• He is making his second showing in Los Angeles …Two years ago he lost in the opening round (bye) to Denis Gremelmayr

POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs Andy Murray (GBR)   Tied 3-3
06 London / Queen's Club (England) Grass R64 Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2
07 Metz (France) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-4 1-6 6-2
07 Moscow (Russia) Hard R16 Janko Tipsarevic 6-4 7-5
08 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard QF Andy Murray 7-6(5) 7-5
09 Roland Garros (France) Clay R32 Andy Murray 7-6(3) 6-3 ret
10 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP)  Lopez Leads 3-1
07 New Haven (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) 7-6(2)
08 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 4-6 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4
09 Roland Garros (France) Clay R64 Janko Tipsarevic 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3

Sam Querrey (USA) vs Andy Murray (GBR)   Murray Leads 4-0
06 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-2
08 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati  Hard R32 Andy Murray 7-6(3)6-1
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-2 6-4
10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-3 6-4

Sam Querrey (USA) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP)   Lopez Leads 2-0
08 ESP vs. USA WG SF (Spain) Clay RR Feliciano Lopez 7-6(3)  7-6(4)
09 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Feliciano Lopez 6-7(5)  7-5   6-2

BRYANS IN SEMI-FINALS – Top seeds and five-time Farmers Classic champions Bob and Mike Bryan are two match wins of the all-time doubles team title record in the Open Era. The Bryans will face No. 4 seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon.

The Bryans are tied with recent Hall-of-Fame inductees Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde with 61 career doubles titles together on the ATP World Tour.

Here are the Top 5 doubles team title leaders in the Open Era:
                                         No.
1) Bryan-Bryan                    61
    Woodbridge-Woodforde   61
3) Fleming-McEnroe             57
    Hewitt-McMillan               57
5) Casal-E. Sanchez             44