ATP AEGON Championships 2012: Preview, Live Stream, Start Time and Schedule

To the grass we go.

After an excellent finish to the clay season at the French Open, many of the ATP's top players are off to London to kick off the grass circuit at the ATP AEGON Championship. Top competitors such as Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be looking to take home an early grass title.

Sure, it is not Wimbledon, but that will come soon enough. If you need a break from clay, I'm sure the AEGON Championship will be a breath of fresh air.

Dates: June 11-17

Schedule: The daily schedule is updated at the event's website. For the tournament draw, click here.

Live Stream: Outside of the United States, United Kingdom and Russia be sure to check out TennisTV.com.

Television: The Tennis Channel will be covering the event starting with all four quarterfinals on Friday, June 15th at 5:00 p.m. EST. Coverage of the semifinals will commence on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST and the final will be broadcast at 4:00 p.m. EST on Sunday. All matches will be shown on delay.

Event Preview

The three players you should be watching closely are Murray, Tsonga and Andy Roddick. Murray and Tsonga played in the final at this event last year, with Murray winning his second AEGON title.

Both will be coming off of disappointing losses in the quarterfinals at the French Open, Murray breaking his streak of five-consecutive Grand Slam semifinals and Tsonga failing to capitalize on four match points against Novak Djokovic.

Meanwhile, Roddick has had great success at this tournament in year's past, having won the tournament four times (2003-05, 2007). He should be well-rested and motivated after bowing out in the first round of the French Open to Nicolas Mahut.

Roddick is not the same player that dominated this tournament years ago, but a good showing here could help calm the budding suspicion that Roddick is totally over the hill.

Prediction

If Murray's back is not prone to spasms, he should be the favorite here. But Tsonga was in good form against Djokovic and probably should have beaten him—I think the Frenchman's form will propel him past Murray in a spirited final.

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