Cilic Wins Queens after Nalbandian DQ

David Nalbandian was disqualified from the Queen's Club final after kicking a line judge's leg, handing the title to Marin Cilic.

Nalbandian won the first set of the AEGON Championships final against Cilic on a tie-break, but reacted angrily after being broken for the second time in the second set.

Having just lost the seventh game, Nalbandian fiercely kicked an advertising board in front of line judge Andrew McDougall's chair.

The board smacked into the line judge's shin and a caused an inch-long bloody gash.

Referee Fergus Murphy then awarded Cilic the match, and the championship, disqualifying Nalbandian for "unsportsmanlike behaviour."

The crowd booed and chanted "play on", but the decision was final and Cilic was handed the crown.

Nalbandian was apologetic for his actions, but came out fighting against the ATP as he addressed the crowd after the match.

"I am very sorry. "Sometimes you get very frustrated on court," Nalbandian told the Queen's crowd afterwards:

"Sometimes I make a mistake I agree with. It's a tough moment to end a final

like that but sometimes we feel so much pressure from the ATP playing so many tournaments.

"Today I've made a mistake. Sometimes I agree and I do but everyone makes

mistakes. I don't feel it had to end like that - especially in a final.

"There are a lot of rules and sometimes they don't do anything. The rule book

is very big and I can tell you the ATP do a lot to the players and nothing happens."

Cilic said: "It was very bitter. It's definitely not the way I wanted to win.

"To end like this is not easy. The match was getting hot and it's tough to see the final finish like this.

"I can't change it, but I'm really sorry for the fans that it finished like this."

Nicolas Makes Mahut of Murray

Andy Murray suffered a shock early exit at the AEGON Championships as he was beaten in three sets by Nicolas Mahut of France in the second round.

Murray, the defending champion at Queen's Club, lost 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (1-7) as his preparations for Wimbledon suffered a sizeable and unexpected knock.

Playing his first grass court match of the season, there was no sign of the struggle that was to come early on for Murray as he flew out of the traps, gaining two break points in the first game as a result of some powerful tennis.

Mahut showed remarkable resolve to see off the threat, however, winning both points despite the presence of a hugely partisan crowd on centre.

Murray took the fifth game to deuce after Mahut double-faulted, but the Frenchman recovered to win the game.

Murray was unhappy with the umpire after a line judge got in his way when he tried to return an overhead from his opponent, and also complained at losing his footing on a few occasions during the game.

Mahut made the breakthrough in the sixth game and Murray only had himself to blame. The Scot attempted an audacious sliced lob that went long to give Mahut a 0-30 lead and the Frenchman followed it up by hitting a classy drop shot that earned him a break-point.

Murray saved by powering down a passing forehand but he gave Mahut another opportunity and he did not waste it as he smacked down a powerful forehand of his own to move 4-2 ahead.

Both players then held, leaving Mahut to serve for the set. The big Angers-born player failed to take his first set point but was far more efficient with the second, hitting a sweet ace right on the line to move ahead.

Murray was in danger of throwing away the match at the start of the second set, handing his opponent a break point in the first game, but a good first serve from the Scot forced Mahut into an error.

A brief Murray comeback then began. The 25-year-old broke Mahut after his opponent double-faulted and he held his own serve despite handing Mahut three break points to move 3-0 up in the second.

Mahut was not fazed, however, breaking back in Murray's next service game by forcing the British number one to go long from the baseline.

Mahut recorded his eighth ace and held to love to move the set to 3-3 and from there it remained on serve as a tie-break ensued.

Both players recorded a mini-break each before Murray earned a chance to clinch the set after dropping a clever volley at the net following an entertaining rally.

The Scot won the next point with an acute slice to take the set and ease home-crowd nerves.

He looked to have taken control of the contest by breaking Mahut in the first game of the decider, but the Frenchman broke back in the following game, causing Murray to slam his racquet into the turf in frustration.

Mahut saved a break point in the fifth game when Murray carelessly flashed a forehand wide and the match tensely went with serve, leaving Murray to stay in the match at 4-5.

The game went to deuce after a great backhand return from Mahut but the favourite stayed strong. Mahut then held to love, leaving Murray once again serving for survival.

The Scot's experience shone through as he held to love to bring up a deciding tie-break, but he went to pieces in the showdown, losing six straight points before he netted a backhand slice to bow out of the tournament.

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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in action against Anna Tatishvili of Georgia during day three of the EGON Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club on June 7, 2011 in Birmingham, England.(June 7, 2011 - Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images Europe)