Queen’s Club 2011: Andy Roddick, Andy Murray Advance to Quarterfinals

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Published: June 9, 2011

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Two breaks of serve helped Andy Roddick become the first man into the quarterfinals of the AEGON Championships at London’s Queen's Club after he defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.

Both players are known for their big serves, and their performances didn’t disappoint. Roddick hit 8 aces to Anderson’s 13, and both men won more than 70 percent of their first-serve points.

Anderson also won 60 percent of his second-serve points, compared to Roddick’s 53 percent. Despite the big serving, Anderson and Roddick each had three break-point chances, with Roddick capitalizing on one opportunity in each set.

Of his performance, Roddick told the Associated Press, “I thought it was solid…I had a game plan, I stuck to it. There was never going to be a lot of breaks out there today with the way we were both serving, but that’s grass-court tennis.”  

Spain’s Fernando Verdasco will be his quarterfinal opponent after he dismissed Argentina’s David Nalbandian 7-5, 6-1.

Verdasco isn’t known for his big serving, but he still won 79 percent of his first-serve points and 70 percent of points on his second serve; compared to Nalbandian’s 67 percent for first serves and 56 percent for second serves.

As the score indicates, the first set was a tightly contested affair. Although Verdasco earned the decisive break, Nalbandian had four break chances of his own.

That changed in the second set, however, as the Argentine failed to earn a single break-point opportunity. That may be because Verdasco lost only three points on his serve in the set.

Roddick has a 9-3 career record against Verdasco, although the Spaniard won their last match at the 2010 SAP Open in three sets. This will be their second encounter on a grass court—Roddick won their previous match at Wimbledon in 2007 in th...
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