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Andy Murray and Andy Roddick Preparing for Queens Club and Wimbledon

Andy Murray and Andy Roddick are getting ready for the Queens Club tournament next week. Both players have had some injuries during the clay court season, but they are both very keen and looking forward to Queens and Wimbledon.

Top Players Just Didnt Show Up at Queens

All top six seeds are now out of the Queens Club event. Rafael Nadal lost to compatriot Feliciano Lopez 7-6 6-4, while Andy Murray lost to Mardy Fish 6-4 1-6 7-6. It is going to be a very interesting Wimbledon event which starts in just over a week. A lot of the top players will really need to pick up their games on grass and try to hold off a lot of this big serving grass specialists.

Top Players Dropping Like Flies at Queens Club

A huge amount of the top players were struggling with the tough conditions at Queens Club yesterday. Andy Roddick lost to Dudi Sela 6-4 7-6, Novak Djokovic lost to Xavier Malisse 6-3 4-6 6-2, and Marin Cilic lost to Michael Llodra 7-6 6-2.

The conditions were damp and quick slippery at Queens, but I love how the excuses keep flowing. The players need to also understand that it tough on the grass, especially when your playing to grass players like Llodra and big serving Sela.

Rafael Nadal will Play Queen’s Club Tournament in 2010

Rafael Nadal will be attempting to regain the Queen’s Club trophy this year.

“I always look forward to coming to England to play at The Queen’s Club and Wimbledon but this year there is even more motivation because I could not defend my titles last year,” Nadal was quoted as saying.
The Spaniard said that not defending these tournaments was one of the most difficult career decisions he had to make. However, he said that what’s important now is that he’s capable of playing this year and regain the titles once more.

The Queen’s Club tournament takes place from June 7 to 13, 2010.

Tommy Haas and Andy Murray Both Win Tournaments over the Weekend

Both Tommy Haas and Andy Murray had great weekend the pair each won their respective tournaments.

Tommy Haas, ranked 41 in the world, came into the Gerry Weber Open with a wild card and scored a major upset over Novak Djokovic in the finals on Sunday: 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1. This was the first German singles victory in nine years in Halle, and Haas’s first singles title (and final appearance) since Memphis, 2007.

Andy Murray beat up James Blake in straight sets on his “home” turf of London: 7-5, 6-4. He becomes Great Britain’s first Queen’s Club singles champion in 71 years – since Bunny Austin beat Sin-Khie Kho of China in 1938.