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LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- American Andy Roddick saved a match point and rallied for a three-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut Sunday to win the Artois Championships.
The second-seeded Roddick posted a 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2), victory to claim the Wimbledon tune-up event for the fourth time in five years. The former world No. 1 won the Artois crown three straight years from 2003-05.
Roddick was a semifinalist at Wimbledon after his 2003 victory and reached the Wimbledon final in both 2004 and 2005. Last year, he lost in the semifinals at Artois and only made it as far as the third round at Wimbledon.
Sunday's win allowed Roddick to join John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Lleyton Hewitt as four-time winners at the Queen's Club. The other three have all won at Wimbledon.
This year's third Grand Slam event begins a week from Monday.
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