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
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.
advantage best good played playing today
Today I played some really good tennis. He wasn't playing his best and it's important to take advantage of that.
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.
both good great hit played
We've never played before, ... But I've got a pretty good idea of how he plays. He's a great shot-maker and he can hit both his forehand and backhand very well.
great played playing shots taking
First and foremost, he played some great tennis. He was the one playing very aggressively and taking shots on.
ball bottom coming easy great hitting level playing results since time won
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.
andy approach played time
It's the first time I've played Andy but I'm not going to approach it any differently,
hard pay playing practice remain terms work
It was much better today, in terms of the result. I've been playing as well in practice as I have in years and I know that if I just remain patient, then the hard work will pay off.
cheap focused giving good played prepare start yesterday
It was a good start for me. I just got in yesterday and could not prepare much. I played the first set solid, and he was making a lot of unforced errors. I just focused on not giving him cheap points.
cheap despite feeling focused giving good played prepare second start yesterday
It was a good start for me. I just got in yesterday and could not prepare much. Despite the long second set, my back is feeling good. I played the first set solid, and he was making a lot of unforced errors. I just focused on not giving him cheap points.
hurting longer lots playing points
It is very disappointing for me, I was playing really well all week. But the points got longer and longer, with lots of play from the baseline, and my back was just hurting more and more.
beaten building good hopefully player twice
It's a good win. He's a top-20 player and I've beaten him twice this year. Hopefully I can keep building on this.
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,