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
aches confident good hours next point react second smash thinking today
Today I didn't feel anything. There were no aches and pains, no twinges. Second point going up for the smash I'm thinking this could hurt, but fortunately it didn't and that's a good sign. The next 24 hours is still important, but I do feel confident that I'll react okay.
absolutely close losing move played tough worse
I absolutely have played a lot worse before and won. It's tough losing such a close match. It's disappointing but you have to move on.
aggressive high played shots
He was on to my serve, was very aggressive and played shots at a high level,
confident playing solid tough
He's playing well and he's having a really solid year, so he's going to be confident and tough to beat,
dinner everybody feeling funny laughed mentioned night
I actually had a funny feeling that we would play each other this week, but when I mentioned it at dinner the other night everybody just laughed it off.
bug french fresh rest sure
I think it's a bug of some sort, probably nothing serious. Now I need to rest and make sure I feel fresh for the French Open.
body cincinnati ended problem stiff stomach
Having had a problem with my stomach in Cincinnati I think my body ended up compensating for it and my back is now a little stiff as a result,
aware blown built experience press
With my experience of the press I am aware that these things get built up and blown out of proportion,
notice speak tennis
When you speak to tennis journalists, you notice how little they understand.
great happen hit lose point serve shots turning
To lose my serve at 40-love - he hit some great shots but you can't let that happen - that was the turning point of the match.
act serves serving work
I wasn't serving well while Tommy got his act together. You know how important the serves are in tennis, and I'm going to work on mine.
certainly deny nature opponents surface tough wimbledon
Wimbledon is certainly getting harder, I can't deny that. With the nature of my opponents and the nature of the surface it's going to be a tough challenge.
athlete ball crucial great high hit level physique pleased tennis winning
Winning the tiebreak was crucial and I am pleased to get through. The level of tennis was very high in the first set. He is a great athlete with a great physique and he can hit the ball hard.
athlete ball crucial great high hit level physique pleased tennis winning
Winning the tiebreak was crucial and I am pleased to get through, ... The level of tennis was very high in the first set. He is a great athlete with a great physique and he can hit the ball hard.