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
andy approach played time
It's the first time I've played Andy but I'm not going to approach it any differently,
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.
great played playing shots taking
First and foremost, he played some great tennis. He was the one playing very aggressively and taking shots on.
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.
played
I didn't play great, I didn't play badly. Marat just played better than me.
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.
dinner everybody feeling funny laughed mentioned night
I actually had a funny feeling that we would play each other this week, but when I mentioned it at dinner the other night everybody just laughed it off.
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.
fit five focusing four staying training weeks
I have been training for four to five weeks back home. I am focusing more on staying fit as I want to play in more tournaments.
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.
believer certainly hard hard-work pay results shown somewhere work
It certainly hasn't shown in my results yet, but I'm a big believer the hard work you put in will pay off somewhere down the line.
bug french fresh rest sure
I think it's a bug of some sort, probably nothing serious. Now I need to rest and make sure I feel fresh for the French Open.
beating caliber good guy looking season
It wasn't a good season for me in 2005 and I wanted to try to get off to a good start. And beating a guy of his caliber is what I was looking for.