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
media possibly worst
Our media is possibly the worst in the world.
break concentration game lapse second
I got a break out of nothing, then the first game of the second set it was a lapse in concentration more than anything.
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.
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,
although careful days few next rest stomach
My stomach has responded well to rest over the weekend, although I've still got to be careful over the next few days not to over-do it.
although careful fit fully overdo priority rest stomach sure
My priority is to try to make sure that I am fully fit going into the match. My stomach has responded well to rest over the weekend, although I've still got to be careful not to overdo it.
fit fully priority sure
My priority is to try and make sure I'm fully fit going into the match,
felt good guess physically played took
I played aggressively and took my chances. I guess most importantly I felt physically good out on court.
felt game good played round service
But I do like the way I responded from that. I just played another good service game and just felt all round it was a good performance.
bizarre doubt four lost match playing points sort sudden
It's no doubt the most bizarre match I've ever played. I'm just sort of shocked. To play the first set as I did and him to play, I think I only lost four points in the first set... all of a sudden I'm playing a different player.
aware confident good gradually healed increase intensity obviously open rolls time totally trying
I'll have to be aware of gradually trying to increase my intensity and work-out, but I'm confident that it's going to be totally healed by the time the US Open rolls around, which is obviously good news.