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
best last year
After having my best year in the slams last year, it's probably been one of my most disappointing,
difficult frustrated last year
I had difficult times last year and I was pretty frustrated with everything.
came credit incredible tried year
I tried a lot of things but he came up with the answers. All credit to him, he's had an incredible year and I think it may get better tomorrow.
arrived badly great ill physical sunday weeks won year
It's ironic, ... In 2003 I had been ill and arrived here Sunday and won the tournament. This year I had 2 1/2 weeks of great training, doing a lot of physical work. I didn't play badly and lost.
player winning years
I've had some decent wins this year against higher ranked players but what I've failed to do is to build on those.
couple thinking years
People have been asking me for a couple of years when I am going to retire, and I think that now is the right time.
best bit confident court focus good hopefully lady last lucky needs possible practice solely suffering time treated worse year
I've been lucky to be able to see the same lady that treated me so well last year when I was suffering much worse than I am now, so I'm confident I'm in good hands. At least I know that it's still possible for me to do well, even if my time on the practice court needs to be limited. It's not the best way to prepare, but hopefully it will be a bit better and I'll be able to focus solely on winning.
fortnight great
It has been a great fortnight for me,
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.
burnt number time
I think for the first time I was a little burnt out after a number of years playing.
bit couple games
Just in the first couple of games I did feel I was a little bit rigid,
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.
dropped serve skirt
I think I said I would put on a skirt if I dropped serve again.
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.