UPDATE 2-Tennis-Roddick downs Hewitt, Murray coasts through

Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:58pm BST
 
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* Roddick downs Hewitt in battle of former champions

* Security hoax holds up play

* Murray eases into last eight

(adds quotes, Simon defeat)

By Pritha Sarkar

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Andy Roddick won the shootout between former champions when he squeezed past Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen's Club on Thursday.

Britain's Andy Murray lived up to his top billing at the traditional warm-up event for Wimbledon when he produced a devastating display of speed and power to beat Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-4.

The anticipated showdown between second seed Roddick and Hewitt, two former world number ones, was delayed by 10 minutes following a hoax bomb threat at the complex.   Continued...

 

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