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"It takes a little time to get into rhythm against a guy who hits it so hard and heavy. He was just bombing it in there."
Querrey broke Anderson's serve for a 5-3 advantage in the second set, and broke again for a 3-2 lead in the third set.
"This was my toughest match of the tournament. He played unbelievable," Querrey said. "I was lucky to get those breaks."
Querrey had four double faults in the first set, but calmed down to finish with 12 aces while only committing one more double fault. He was only broken once.
"When you play against a guy with a serve like that, you can't get frustrated. But I did," said Querrey, who earned $68,800. "I have to work on that."
Anderson entered the week ranked No. 175. After qualifying for a spot in the draw and winning four matches, he's expected to be around No. 111 when the rankings are released Monday. Querrey, currently No. 66, should crack the top 50.
"A point here and there and that match could have been mine," Anderson said. "I feel that I am right there. There is just some stuff I need to work on to further improve."
Earlier, France's Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra won the doubles title, beating top-seeded American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan 10-8 in a tiebreaker after winning the first set and losing the second, both by 6-4 scores. The Bryans were seeking their fourth straight title in the event.
In the women's Challenger event final, fifth-seeded Camille Pin of France beat American Asia Muhammed 6-4, 6-1.
[Associated Press]
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