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
days few last
My back has stiffened up over the last few days which is frustrating,
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.
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,
hope next rather
I wouldn't have been able to play at 100 percent. I'd rather not take the chance. I still hope I can play in Rotterdam next week.
balls hit hold serve
I just had to be patient, hold my own serve and make him hit as many balls as possible.
lose tough work
The work that I did to get through those two matches, to lose this is pretty tough to swallow.
biggest influence
I don't think it had the biggest influence on the match.
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.
practice problem treating
I haven't been able to practice as much as I would have wanted, but at least I know what the problem is and how to go about treating it,
few fit focusing staying
I still feel I have a few more years left. I am focusing on staying fit as I want to play more tournaments.
meant mystery passing
I don't know what this mystery thing is that I'm meant to be passing on - what is it? A torch, a flag, a baton?
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.
birthday bonus far finish good
Everything so far has been a bonus and this is a good way to finish my birthday.
gone
I don't think I've ever gone on after midnight.