Roddick Fires Past Hewitt; Grosjean Grinds Down Lee

Top seed and defending champion Andy Roddick set up a repeat of last year’s final against Sebastien Grosjean after recording his first ever victory over Lleyton Hewitt, ending the Australian’s hopes of a record-equalling fourth Stella Artois Championship. Roddick recovered from losing his serve early in the match to defeat the sixth seed 7-6(8), 6-3 in 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Earlier in the day, Grosjean came back from a set and 4-1 down before booking a place in the final of the Stella Artois Championships for the second consecutive year with a 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-2 victory over Korean qualifier Hyung-Taik Lee. Grosjean, the No. 5 seed who won the grass court title in Nottingham four years ago, is through to his first ATP final since Tokyo last year.