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Roddick values a Wimbledon win above other Slams

ESPN staff
June 8, 2010
It has been a successful year for Andy Roddick © Getty Images
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Andy Roddick has admitted that he would value a triumph at Wimbledon above victory at any of the other three Grand Slams.

The world No. 7, who has finished runner-up to Roger Federer on three occasions at the All England Club, is warming up for a tilt at the Wimbledon title by bidding for a fourth crown at Queen's.

Roddick is sure to be among the favourites for the SW19 championship given that he enters with a fine run of form behind him - he has lost just five of 33 matches this year, claiming two titles in the process.

Although injury forced him to miss two months between March and May, grass-court specialist Roddick feels that he has returned to fitness and finds himself in the perfect circumstances to claim a second Grand Slam.

"Having come close three times, with three finals, I feel like I can win it. I play well enough on grass to be a contender year after year," he told the Telegraph. "At this point in my career I would choose a Wimbledon title over winning the other Grand Slams.

"Queen's is the perfect preparation. You can get the matches, the fans come out, and it's a place that I've really come to enjoy playing at. When you do well at a lead-up tournament and win it, that's never a bad thing. Then you can go into Wimbledon on a confidence high."

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