Stella Artois Championships at the Queen's Club

Yesterday, at the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club in London, second-seed Andy Roddick defeated seventh-seed Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets 6-4 7-5 to reach today's final. In the other semifinal Nicolas Mahut beat fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 7-6.

The finals are just finished, and Roddick has beaten Mahut 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 to win the championship for the third straight year.

Look at the fight Mahut put up though. I have a feeling that Nicolas is no flash in the pan.

The doubles title went to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor, who defeated Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(4), 7-5 in the final. Both teams now have 39 titles to their credit.

If you wonder what players mean when they talk about the "scheduling nightmares" involving doubles, this could help you understand:

Because of rain delays, Knowles and Nestor had to play their second and third round matches after 7 PM on Saturday night. Then this morning they played the semifinal before playing the final.

Nicolas Mahut (a singles finalist) was in the doubles till his team lost to Knowles and Nestor last night, so he played how many tennis matches since Friday?

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