Roddick buoyed by Queen's workout

By Pritha Sarkar

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Roddick felt he had accomplished his mission this week even though he failed in his attempt to win a record fifth title at Queen's Club.

The American was stopped in his tracks in the semi-finals by Rafael Nadal on Saturday, but after being sidelined for a month with back and shoulder injuries, he said he had managed to get the kind of work out he had hoped for.

"To be honest, I got about what I wanted out of it," Roddick told reporters after his 7-5 6-4 defeat.

"Before I came over to England, I hadn't really hit a serve, so the most important thing was being healthy out there for those matches.

"We come over here for Wimbledon. I want to make sure I'm healthy for that. I pulled up this week probably better than I expected."

The third seed also thought he lucked out by not being tested too much this week.

He received a bye in the first round and played only a set in the third round on Thursday before his friend Mardy Fish called it quits. On Friday he did not even have to show up on court after his quarter-final opponent Andy Murray handed him a walkover.

"I actually wasn't too disappointed that Andy pulled (out) yesterday," said the 2003 U.S. Open champion.