Sela stuns Roddick at Queen's
June 11, 2010, Friday
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ANDY Roddick's hopes of an extended Wimbledon warmup suffered a blow yesterday when he was beaten at Queen's Club by inspired Israeli Dudi Sela.
The American four-time champion of the grasscourt event lost 4-6, 6-7 in overcast conditions in west London as Sela set up a quarterfinal against Germany's Rainer Schuettler.
Schuettler did not even need to hit a ball in his third round match against Richard Gasquet after the Frenchman pulled out with a back injury.
Last year's Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, always one of the dangermen during the brief grasscourt season, was in trouble against Sela from the moment he lost his serve in the third game of the match on center court.
The American could make little impression on the Sela serve, his only break point coming in the second game of the match which the 14th seed saved.
Roddick saved a break point at 5-5 in the second set with a controversial ace, the ball audibly flicking the net tape as it arrowed down the middle.
In the tiebreak, Roddick pushed a volley wide on the first of two set points that came his way, Sela saving the second with after running Roddick all over the court.
Sela then earned a match point at 8-7 which he failed to take after a mishit backhand flew wide but when his second opportunity arrived the Israeli finished the match with a superb diving volley into an open court.
On Wednesday, Rafael Nadal's day-glo outfit and his ferocious forehands lit up a gloomy Queen's Club as the Spaniard marked his return to grass with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Brazilian journeyman Marcos Daniel.
Second seed Novak Djokovic gave the fans who had sat through several rain break a thumbs up after he joined Nadal in the third round with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.
Nadal, the 2008 champion, was unable to defend his title 12 months ago when his creaking knees ruled him out of playing any competitive matches on the manicured lawns of Queen's or Wimbledon.
"It's difficult to compare (how I felt this time last year) because ... one year ago I was injured and now I am not injured. That's the big difference," the 24-year-old, who lifted a fifth French Open crown and regained the world number one ranking at the weekend, told reporters. "My knees were not working well."
The American four-time champion of the grasscourt event lost 4-6, 6-7 in overcast conditions in west London as Sela set up a quarterfinal against Germany's Rainer Schuettler.
Schuettler did not even need to hit a ball in his third round match against Richard Gasquet after the Frenchman pulled out with a back injury.
Last year's Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, always one of the dangermen during the brief grasscourt season, was in trouble against Sela from the moment he lost his serve in the third game of the match on center court.
The American could make little impression on the Sela serve, his only break point coming in the second game of the match which the 14th seed saved.
Roddick saved a break point at 5-5 in the second set with a controversial ace, the ball audibly flicking the net tape as it arrowed down the middle.
In the tiebreak, Roddick pushed a volley wide on the first of two set points that came his way, Sela saving the second with after running Roddick all over the court.
Sela then earned a match point at 8-7 which he failed to take after a mishit backhand flew wide but when his second opportunity arrived the Israeli finished the match with a superb diving volley into an open court.
On Wednesday, Rafael Nadal's day-glo outfit and his ferocious forehands lit up a gloomy Queen's Club as the Spaniard marked his return to grass with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Brazilian journeyman Marcos Daniel.
Second seed Novak Djokovic gave the fans who had sat through several rain break a thumbs up after he joined Nadal in the third round with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.
Nadal, the 2008 champion, was unable to defend his title 12 months ago when his creaking knees ruled him out of playing any competitive matches on the manicured lawns of Queen's or Wimbledon.
"It's difficult to compare (how I felt this time last year) because ... one year ago I was injured and now I am not injured. That's the big difference," the 24-year-old, who lifted a fifth French Open crown and regained the world number one ranking at the weekend, told reporters. "My knees were not working well."
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