Nadal at the door.

Rafael Nadal, who won in London in 2008, was eliminated by Feliciano Lopez quarter-finals of the Queen's 7-6, 6-4. The recent winner of Roland Garros was 24 straight wins. Mardy Fish, Who defeated Murray, also beat Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-4 to return to Lopez in the semifinals.

QUEEN'S ATP - Quarter-finals:
Feliciano Lopez (ESP/N.8) beat Rafael Nadal (ESP/N.1) 7-6(7/5), 6-4. 
Next opponent: Fish
Mardy Fish (USA) beat Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-4, 6-4

In less than 24 hours, the tournament at Queen's has lost its last three winners. Andy Roddick on Thursday, Andy Murray, the defending champion, in the early afternoon, then Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard, winner here even in 2008, was pushed out by his compatriot Feliciano Lopez. Performance he had to repeat most successful since 2003 and the tournament in Basel in their six previous meetings. A feat that puts an end to 24 ranking success of the new World No.1 on the ATP Tour (22 on land and two others on grass). The last to have dominated the Spaniard was Andy Roddick in the semifinals of the Miami Masters 1000 April 2 last.
Lopez, 31st World has been able to use his attacking qualities and the apparent lack of acclimatization Nadal, already in big trouble in the previous round against Denis Istomin (7-6, 4-6, 6-4). While he had no downtime since his coronation in Paris, Nadal had massaged his right thigh at its previous meeting against the Uzbek. A prevention more difficult to manage that, he said. "I feel fine. I felt something behind the leg (right) and I wanted to check with the physio if it was something serious or not. "

Llodra succumb to turn:
A priori nothing alarming for the Majorcan who early this defeat could even prove salutary for Wimbledon after the large number of games he's played lately. He still has ten days to find his bearings on the surface on which he had not played since winning Wimbledon in 2008. Despite the 310 points that separate it from Federer in the ATP rankings, the world No.1, who was absent at the Queen's last year, will lose no points (it will even 45), nor his throne, the Swiss could not score as 250 points this week if needed to Halle.
The semifinals and Feliciano Lopez to oppose Mardy Fish. The American took an afternoon full of eliminating the defending champion Andy Murray, in his third round match postponed to Friday due time. Then Michael Llodra in the quarter-finals. Like last year at the same place, the 90th World dominated the French, now followed closely by Mauresmo. In 2009, he had also eliminated Feliciano Lopez in the third round. If repeated on Saturday against the Spaniard, he will rally his first final in London, his first on the ATP tour since his victory at Delray Beach in February 2009.

- 3rd round:
Mardy Fish (USA) beat Andy Murray (GBR) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(7/2)