Claycourt specialist Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain made a breakthrough on grass yesterday after reaching the semifinals of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. He defeated Steve Darcis of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The former world number one, who was granted a wildcard in this year’s Wimbledon, has never progressed beyond the quarterfinals on grass. He’ll have a much tougher opponent in the next round – Britain’s Andy Murray.
Americans Andy Roddick and James Blake will face each other in the other semifinal on Saturday. Roddick outlasted fellow big server Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6 while Blake beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-6, 6-3.
