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Murray to defend Queen's crown

ESPN staff
May 4, 2010
Andy Murray became the first British player to win at Wimbledon in over 70 years © Getty Images
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Andy Murray has confirmed he will defend his AEGON Championships title at Queen's Club in June.

The British No. 1 leads a strong field, which includes seven of the world's current top ten, with 2008 champion Rafael Nadal, world No. 2 Novak Djokovic and four-time champion Andy Roddick already having confirmed their attendance.

Murray beat sixth seed James Blake in the final last year to become the first British player since Henry 'Bunny' Austin in 1938 to win the title at Queen's Club.

Ranked No. 3 in the world at the time, Murray did not drop a set on route to his 12th career title, and his first title on grass. He reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon two weeks later, where he lost to Andy Roddick.

"If I play my best I've got a chance of successfully defending the title and doing well at Wimbledon," Murray said.

"I know it won't be easy because they are going to have a strong field this year at Queen's, and Wimbledon always has the best players in the world. It's a great time of the year though and I'm really looking forward to it.

"Last year at Queen's I played some really good tennis to win the tournament. The attendance every year is unbelievable, and last year the final was packed out and it was a great atmosphere."

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