Rafael Nadal ousted by Mahut at the Queen's Club

The number 2 in the world Rafael Nadal is out of the Stella Artois Championships thanks to Nicolas Mahut.

Rafael Nadal ousted by Mahut at the Queen's Club The 106th in the world Nicolas Mahut won over Nadal 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) effectively punching the ticket for the Spaniard in a surprising twist at the Queen's Club grass-court championships Friday in London. Mahut has played in 17 tournaments but has gone beyond second round only two times before. Rafael Nadal held strong odds against Mahut before the match, but the Queen's Club spell was not broken for him. Nadal exited the tournament last year at the same stage with a shoulder injury during his quarter-final against Lleyton Hewitt in 2006.

At the other court, the American Andy Roddick advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

The betting odds on the Stella Artois Championships semifinal winners, as provided by the U.K. online bookmaker Bet365:

Andy Roddick 1.28 (2/7) vs. Dmitry Tursunov 3.50 (5/2)
Nicolas Mahut 1.61 (8/13) vs. Arnaud Clement 2.20 (6/5)

Published on 06/16/2007