Roddick crowned king of Queen’s

LONDON – Andy Roddick won a record equalling fourth Queen’s title with a hard-fought three-set victory over unseeded Nicolas Mahut yesterday.

Roddick, the second seed, will never have worked harder to win any of his titles at the Wimbledon warm-up event as France’s Mahut pushed him all the way before the American finally won 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/2). The world number five, who had won the title three times between 2003 and 2005, has tied the record for most singles crowns jointly held by Lleyton Hewitt, Boris Becker and John McEnroe.AFPThe world number five, who had won the title three times between 2003 and 2005, has tied the record for most singles crowns jointly held by Lleyton Hewitt, Boris Becker and John McEnroe.AFP