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Murray eyes third Queen's success

by Setanta Staff , 13 February 2012

Britain's Andy Murray is chasing a third Aegon Championship title after confirming he will return to play at Queen's Club in June.


The world number four first lifted the trophy three years ago, when he did not drop a single set, and repeated the feat last year when he came from a set down to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a thrilling, rain-interrupted final.

The last British player to win three times at Queen's was FG Lowe, who lifted the trophy for a third and final time in 1925.

"It's a big deal and I'd love to win it again this year," Murray told the BBC.

The British number one overwhelmed American Andy Roddick in the semi-finals last year 6-3 6-1, before defeating Tsonga 5-7 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in the final.

"I'm excited to be going back to Queen's Club. It's a great tournament and the grass courts are as good as anywhere in the world, so it's the perfect preparation for Wimbledon," the Scotsman added.

Murray, whose new coach Ivan Lendl has also triumphed at Queen's twice, in 1989 and 1990, has made an impressive start to the year.

He won the Brisbane Open title in the opening week of the year and then reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne, losing a five-set encounter against eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

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