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
lose tough work
The work that I did to get through those two matches, to lose this is pretty tough to swallow.
court needs possible practice time
At least I know that it's still possible for me to do well even if my time on the practice court needs to be limited,
against easy either match somebody
It's not going to be an easy match for either of us - it never is when you come up against somebody from the same country,
attacking coming difficult felt forward good huge obviously passing picking record result returning style time
As my record states, he's the most difficult for me to play if I'm attacking and coming forward all the time because he's so good at returning and then picking off the passing shots. It was good that I felt much more comfortable with a different style today, and obviously to get the result is a huge boost.
feeling hang win
It's a better feeling to hang around this long and win than it is to lose.
came credit incredible tried year
I tried a lot of things but he came up with the answers. All credit to him, he's had an incredible year and I think it may get better tomorrow.
career early easier notice obviously took view
I took the view pretty early in my career to try and not take any notice of it but that's obviously easier said than done,
best deal positives prepare simply situation
It's not the best way to prepare but I have to simply try and take the positives out of the situation and try and deal with it the best I can.
option sleep today
They said, 'It's up to you. You don't have to play now. We're like, 'Now you tell us. What option have we got? If we don't play, we're not going to sleep before 3 or 4 o'clock, and then we've got to play today and Saturday.
difficult doubts purpose results summer terms
It's been a difficult summer for me. I haven't had any results at all. Actually, in terms of the purpose that I've had, it's been much, much better. That's why when I keep doing the right things, I've got no doubts my results will get better.
bored context happened holidays human looked nature school sick tennis time
There were times in 2005 when I was sick of tennis but I looked at it in the context of over 20 years competing. My school holidays used to be about which tournaments I'd play in. It's human nature to get just a little bored with it and that is the first time it had happened to me.
difficult dominated doubt months problems results
There's no doubt it's been a difficult 15 or 16 months and that's been probably dominated more by back problems than my results on the court.
chances difficult match middle period
I started the match really well but had a difficult period in the middle and had my chances at the end. That's the way it goes, that's sport.
australian coming enjoyed good offers open playing thinking winning
I've always enjoyed coming to Doha and playing here. The Qatar Open offers a good tune-up before the Australian Open but I am not thinking about winning it.