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In Pictures: The kings of Queen’s
Andy Murray secured his second Queen(***)s victory after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on June 13 2011. The Scotsman defeated James Blake in 2009 to win his first. [EPA]
Published On 13 Jun 2011
13 Jun 2011
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The current world number one and two met in the Queen(***)s final in 2008. Despite the misleading looks on their faces, on this occasion Rafael Nadal triumphed over Novak Djokovic in two sets. The Spaniard went on to win the Wimbledon title for the first time [GALLO/GETTY]
American Andy Roddick has won the tournament four times. This is a Queen(***)s record albeit one that is shared by a number of players. Here Roddick smiles as he gains his fourth title against Nicolas Mahut in 2007. Roddick has said that the courts at Queen(***)s are arguably the best in the world [GALLO/GETTY]
Australian Lleyton Hewitt is another player to have won the tournament four times. Here he kisses the trophy after defeating James Blake in 2006. Hewitt won three consecutive titles from 2000-2002 and added Wimbledon to his grass court accolades in 2002 [GALLO/GETTY]
Tennis legend Pete Sampras won two Queen(***)s and six Wimbledon titles in the 1990s. Here he is pictured during his final win against Britain(***)s Tim Henman in 1999 [GALLO/GETTY]
Mark Philippoussis is one in a long line of Australians to have won the London tournament. In 1997 he won his first Queen(***)s title against Goran Ivanisevic. The previous year Scott Draper had claimed the title for the Aussies, and at the turn of the century Lleyton Hewitt started to dominate the competiton [GALLO/GETTY]
Here a young Boris Becker is serving his way to victory in the 1985 Queen(***)s tournament. Becker thrashed American Johan Kriek in two sets before going on to win the competition again in 1987, 1988 and 1996 [GALLO/GETTY]
American John McEnroe also won the Queen(***)s trophy four times during his career. Here he celebrates his final Queen(***)s victory in 1984. He went on to win the 1984 Wimbledon title [GALLO/GETTY]
Australian tennis players Roy Emerson (L) and Fred Stolle (R) enjoy a knees-up in 1965. Emerson won four consecutive Queen(***)s titles between 1963 and 1966 Stolle won the tournament in 1969. [GALLO/GETTY]