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Roddick after fifth Queen's title

ESPN staff
March 9, 2011
Andy Roddick will return to Queen's Club in 2011 for the AEGON Championships © Getty Images
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Andy Roddick has confirmed he will return to Queen's Club this year as he bids to become the first player to win the event five times.

Roddick, a three-time Wimbledon finalist, won the warm-up event in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, and will return in 2011 as he looks to fine-tune his preparations ahead of the grand slam event at the All England Club.

"Over the years I've had a lot of success at Queen's Club, it has real tradition and I love the whole month in London," said Roddick, who was knocked out in the third round last season as he continued hisrecovery from a bout of glandular fever.

"Queen's has the best grass courts in the world, they play perfectly and so the AEGON Championships is a great way to prepare for Wimbledon."

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have also confirmed their intention to play at the event, which takes place from June 6-12. Wimbledon begins on June 20.

John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt, Roy Emerson, MJG Ritchie and AF Wilding are the other players to have won the event - which was first played back in 1890 - four times.

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