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06/17/2007 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Andy Roddick saved a match point and rallied for a three-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut to capture the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club.
The second-seeded Roddick earned a 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2) triumph to claim the Wimbledon tuneup event for the fourth time in five years.
"It's nice winning at tournaments that you really enjoy playing at," said Roddick. "I think this place is and will continue to have a special place in my heart just because I have so many great memories from here. To have won four is great. I'll have a number of chances to get five."
The former world No. 1 won this crown three straight years from 2003-05, but has still yet to parlay it into a Wimbledon championship.
Roddick was a semifinalist at the All-England Club after his Queens victory in 2003, then reached the Wimbledon final in both 2004 and '05. Last year, he lost in the semifinals at the Queen's Club and only made it as far as the third round at Wimbledon.
Sunday's win allowed Roddick to join John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Lleyton Hewitt as four-time winners at the Queen's Club. The other three have all won on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon.
This year's third Grand Slam event begins a week from Monday.
Mahut, who beat three-time French Open champ and last year's Wimbledon runner- up Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, was in position to pull off another huge upset.
After taking the first set, Mahut was ahead in the tiebreak and had a match point at 7-6, but Roddick stormed back to win the next three points.
The third set also went the distance and Roddick simply dominated the tiebreak. He won the first five points and finally closed out the match with his 24th ace.
"I don't know if I was on top up until maybe 3-0 in the breaker," added Roddick about how he played Sunday. "I felt like I returned pretty well. That was just a volleying display I felt like he put on there today. I was lucky to get out of there."
Roddick earned a first prize of $107,000 for his first title of 2007. He had just one previous appearance in a final, losing to Tommy Haas in Memphis in February, and was coming off a dreadful clay season that ended with a first- round loss at the French Open.
Mahut, meanwhile, was playing in his first career ATP final. Ranked 106th in the world, he entered this event with a record of just 6-11 in singles play and will now try to qualify for Wimbledon next week.
"I'm really disappointed," stated Mahut. "I was one point away to put my name on the trophy. It's one of the greatest tournaments of the tour. You know, I had match point. It's really hard now."
Roddick improved to 2-0 lifetime against Mahut, also prevailing on carpet two years ago in Lyon.
<< Carmona, Indians top Braves to avoid sweep
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fausto Carmona pitched seven-plus strong
innings, as the Cleveland Indians avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2
victory over the Atlanta Braves at Jacobs Field.
Carmona (8-2) gave up two runs
<< Toronto hammers Hoops
Toronto, Ontario (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC scored a franchise-high four
goals en route to a 4-0 win over FC Dallas at BMO Field on Sunday.
Maurice Edu, Danny Dichio, Carl Robinson and Jeff Cunningham each found the
back of the ne
<< Zimmerman, Nationals down Blue Jays
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Zimmerman homered to help the Washington
Nationals avoid the sweep by edging the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, at Rogers
Centre.
Frank Thomas made some history in defeat, hitting his 244th home run a
<< Reds' Phillips injures hand
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon
Phillips left Sunday's game against Texas with an injured hand.
Phillips was hit on the left hand by a pitch from Texas starter Kevin Millwood
in the bottom of
Tracy helps D-Backs complete sweep of O's >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Snyder went 1-for-3 with a home run
and a pair of RBI and Chad Tracy drove in the go-ahead run with a single, as
Arizona swept Baltimore with a 6-4 victory in the finale of a three-game
interle
Madrid wins La Liga as Reyes sparks late rally >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Antonio Reyes came on as a second-
half substitute and scored two goals to help Real Madrid claim its first La
Liga title since the 2002-03 season with a 3-1 win against Mallorca at Estadio
Santiag
Millwood strikes out 10 as Rangers pound Reds >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Millwood struck out 10 for his first
win in more than two months and Marlon Byrd drove in three runs with a double
and a homer, as the Texas Rangers notched an 11-4 victory over the Cincinnati
Reds in
Edwards wins for first time since 2005 >>
Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Breaking a 52-race winless streak, Carl
Edwards captured Sunday's Citizens Bank 400 at the Michigan International
Speedway. The No.99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver crossed the finish line
more th
Teams that should be in: Stanford
Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
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Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do: Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney. Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson. Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable. Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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