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
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.
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.
andy approach played time
It's the first time I've played Andy but I'm not going to approach it any differently,
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.
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,
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.
frame fresh good happy hitting motivated played
I'm happy with the way I'm hitting the ball, ... I feel motivated but having played so little I still feel pretty fresh and in a good frame of mind.
played
I didn't play great, I didn't play badly. Marat just played better than me.
issue practicing trying
When it does get irritated, you get a lot of inflammation in that area. It's very difficult, if you're practicing and trying to play, to keep that down. That was really the issue today.
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.