Tim Henman
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBEis a retired English professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first male player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman never reached the finals of any Grand Slam but reached six Grand Slam semifinals and won 15 career ATP titles, including the Paris Masters in 2003. Also, he scored 40 wins and 14 losses with...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth6 September 1974
advantage bad healthy problems
I have had so many problems withy my bad back that when I get out there and actually feel healthy I really feel I want to take advantage of it.
absolutely advice issues sat talked wants
I have got enough of my own issues to concentrate on but if he wants my advice, and we have sat down and talked about different things, then absolutely I would be there.
fit five focusing four staying training weeks
I have been training for four to five weeks back home. I am focusing more on staying fit as I want to play in more tournaments.
meant mystery passing
I don't know what this mystery thing is that I'm meant to be passing on - what is it? A torch, a flag, a baton?
bit deeper obviously terms
Obviously I wanted to do better in terms of going a bit deeper into the tournament,
court hard home match next putting step time
Obviously, I've been working hard back home and putting a lot of time on the court and in the gym, but when you step out on the match court it is the next level,
bizarre doubt good level playing space stuff
No doubt the most bizarre I've ever played. I'm shocked, really. His level went from nonexistent to playing some pretty good stuff in the space of a game.
lose win
One of us is going to win and one of us is going to lose but it won't be the be-all and end-all.
energy fine levels quite towards
My energy levels were fine but towards the end, during the changeovers, my back was getting quite stiff.
felt knife saturday seized sticking totally walk
My back totally seized up on Saturday evening; I couldn't walk and it felt like someone was sticking a knife in my back.
My back is getting better by the day,
days few last
My back has stiffened up over the last few days which is frustrating,
felt good job meticulous service
I felt like I wanted to be very meticulous and disciplined with my service games, and I think I did a very good job with that,
adverse push reaction ready suffer sure week
If I really push myself this week and don't suffer any adverse reaction then I'm sure I'll be ready to play.