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Roddick Wins Second Straight Queen Title Andy Roddick won his second straight Queen's Club title with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Sebastien Grosjean yesterday. The 21-year-old American, the top-seeded player at this Wimbledon warmup event, also beat Grosjean in straight sets in last year's final. ``I served very well today,'' said Roddick, who had 11 aces. ``I was a little lucky in that first set. Sebastien had a good look there and let me off, and I'm happy to be through.'' Roddick, a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year, closed out the match when the fifth-seeded Grosjean hit a backhand wide. This is Roddick's third title this year -- including San Jose and Miami. He is ranked second in the world behind Roger Federer of Switzerland. Federer successfully defended his Gerry Weber Open title in Halle, Germany, by beating Mardy Fish 6-0, 6-3 Sunday. Roddick won the first set in 48 minutes, clinching the tiebreaker with his 10th ace. He saved two set points in the previous game, the first with a service winner and the second when Grosjean hit a forehand wide. In the second set, Grosjean broke Roddick's serve to win the opening game, but lost the next one. Both players then held serve until the 10th game, when Roddick broke to win the match. ``There's not a whole lot of things that Sebastien doesn't do well,'' Roddick said. ``He doesn't really have any weaknesses in his game, so I try and focus more on being aggressive on my end.'' In the final, Roddick hit a 152 mph serve, just below his record of 153 mph, achieved earlier in the week. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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