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Summary Wifred Tsonga defeated Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships.
Rafa Nadals winning run was finally ended by French Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Queens Club grass court championships.The Spanish world number one went down 6-7 6-4 6-1 when the exertions of winning a record-equalling sixth French Open crown on Sunday caught up with him.In the other half of the draw on a rain-hit day in west London, American Andy Roddick flattened another Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 to set up a semi-final against home favourite and second seed Andy Murray.Murray had a walkover as his quarter-final opponent Marin Cilic withdrew with an ankle injury shortly before they were due on court.Tsonga will face British wildcard James Ward who beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-7 6-4 despite squandering seven match points in the second set tiebreak.
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