French Open champion Rafael Nadal defeated third-seeded Andy Roddick, 7-5, 6-4, Saturday to reach the Queen's Club final in London for the first time.
The top-seeded Nadal is trying to become the first Spaniard in 36 years to win a grass-court tournament. Andres Gimeno won at Eastbourne in 1972.
Nadal will face second-seeded Novak Djokovic in today's final. Djokovic defeated fourth-seeded David Nalbandian, 6-1, 6-0.
"After winning Roland Garros I never thought I could play this final," Nadal said. "I [am] feeling comfortable on grass. The important thing that's helping me a lot, I am serving very well."
Top-ranked Roger Federer extended his record winning streak on grass to 58 matches with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Nicolas Kiefer in the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle, Germany.
In today's final, he will play Philipp Kohlschreiber, who defeated second-seeded James Blake, 6-3, 7-5.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko and second-seeded Tommy Robredo reached the final at the Warsaw Open with straight-set victories. Davydenko beat Fabio Fognini, 6-2, 6-3, while Robredo defeated Juan Monaco, 6-4, 6-4.
TRACK AND FIELD
Florida State men, LSU women win NCAA titles
Walter Dix won his third consecutive 200-meter title and led Florida State to its third consecutive men's team crown at the NCAA Division I championships at Des Moines.
The Seminoles finished with 52 points. Louisiana State and Auburn tied for second with 44. The LSU women edged defending champion Arizona State for the women's title. The Tigers had 67 points, the Sun Devils 63.
Dix held off 100-meter champion Richard Thompson of LSU to win in 20.40. Thompson was second in 20.44.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Stanford's 11-run ninth finishes Florida State
Brent Milleville's three-run homer highlighted Stanford's record-tying 11-run ninth inning and the Cardinal beat Florida State, 16-5, in the opening game of the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.
The Cardinal's big inning came after the Seminoles tied the score at 5-5 on Jason Stidham's two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth.
Stanford (40-22-2) will play Monday against Georgia (42-23-1), which scored four runs in the ninth inning -- two on Miami closer Carlos Gutierrez's throwing error -- to beat the top-ranked Hurricanes, 7-4.
Florida State (54-13) will play Miami (52-10) Monday in an elimination game.
MOTOR RACING
