Roddick reigns at Queen’s with title hat-trick

ANDY RODDICK yesterday claimed his third straight Stella Artois Championship title with a straight-sets victory over Ivo Karlovic.

Roddick won 7-6 7-6 after one hour and 20 minutes of a serve-dominated battle to join John McEnroe and Lleyton Hewitt as the only players to win a hat-trick of titles at Queen’s Club.

“It feels great,” said the world number four. “I never would have predicted it three years ago but I’m very happy.