Tiger Tim Prolongs Final Farewell
Tennis: Former British number one, Tim Henman, beat 27th seed Dmitry Tursunov in four sets at Flushing Meadows.
Tim Henman turned back the years to beat 27th seed Dmitry Tursunov and reach the second round of the US Open, the final grand slam of his career. Henman, who will retire at the end of September following Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Croatia at Wimbledon, put in an impressive display to defeat the Russian who had previously beaten him on five of the six occasions they had met.
The former British number one, a 2004 US Open semi-finalist, won 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 44 minutes with a performance that highlighted his renowned chip and charge, serve and volley style while also capitalizing on his opponent's big serve to return in kind with some powerful winning forehands.
The former British number one, a 2004 US Open semi-finalist, won 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 44 minutes with a performance that highlighted his renowned chip and charge, serve and volley style while also capitalizing on his opponent's big serve to return in kind with some powerful winning forehands.
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