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
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.
aspect calm feels
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.
allowed best occasions perhaps player proved
He proved he's the best player in the world right now. It's one of those occasions where I didn't perhaps play my best, but I wasn't allowed to.
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.
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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.
court enjoyed forward heading looking practice
I've enjoyed getting back on the practice court and I'm really looking forward to heading out to Asia,
body cincinnati ended problem stiff stomach
Having had a problem with my stomach in Cincinnati I think my body ended up compensating for it and my back is now a little stiff as a result,
felt knife saturday seized sticking totally walk
My back totally seized up on Saturday evening; I couldn't walk and it felt like someone was sticking a knife in my back.
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.
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Winning the tiebreak was crucial and I am pleased to get through, ... The level of tennis was very high in the first set. He is a great athlete with a great physique and he can hit the ball hard.
athlete ball crucial great high hit level physique pleased tennis winning
Winning the tiebreak was crucial and I am pleased to get through. The level of tennis was very high in the first set. He is a great athlete with a great physique and he can hit the ball hard.
certainly deny nature opponents surface tough wimbledon
Wimbledon is certainly getting harder, I can't deny that. With the nature of my opponents and the nature of the surface it's going to be a tough challenge.
bracket federer guys maybe rest separated themselves
Those guys probably have separated themselves (from the rest). Maybe I wouldn't put Federer in the same bracket as the other three, he's had such a superb season.
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To lose my serve at 40-love - he hit some great shots but you can't let that happen - that was the turning point of the match.