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
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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.
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It's not easy coming back from a long lay-off but it was great to be back playing. It was my first time back here since I won in 2003. I had great preparation and I've been hitting the ball well in practice, but at the level we are playing at results are the bottom line.
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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.
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With my experience of the press I am aware that these things get built up and blown out of proportion,
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When I'm not competing I try and play as much golf as time allows, and my handicap is three.
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I won't be able to play at 100 percent. I prefer not to take a risk. I want to play in Rotterdam next week.
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I was hitting the ball pretty well today, ... It just didn't happen for me tonight or this week. But I'm a big believer that if you put in hard work, it will pay off.
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I think one aspect of it was how calm I was on those important points. And the back feels all right too, so I'm very pleased.
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I think my body compensated for the stomach injury, making my back stiff.
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I still feel I have a few more years left. I am focusing on staying fit as I want to play more tournaments.
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I think for the first time I was a little burnt out after a number of years playing.
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Just in the first couple of games I did feel I was a little bit rigid,
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Our media is possibly the worst in the world.
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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.