Tennis: Henman Faced With Tricky Draw

Tim Henman looks like being hard pushed to steer a safe passage through to a possible quarter-final against the No2 seed Andy Roddick, last year's runner-up, when Wimbledon begins on Monday.

The British No1 faces a tricky opening match against the Finnish left-hander Jarkko Nieminen, who ousted Andre Agassi in the French Open first round. And if he survives three rounds he may face France's Sébastien Grosjean, a semi- finalist last year, in the last 16. Grosjean beat him twice on grass two years ago, in the Queen's semi-finals and in Wimbledon's quarter-finals.

In the Australian and French Opens this year Henman lost in the first week and he has failed to find much form elsewhere. His back has caused increasing problems; it is a far cry from 2004 when he was a semi-finalist in the French and US Opens. Sweden's Thomas Johansson beat him rather easily in the last eight at Queen's last week and, though he receives huge support at Wimbledon, he is patently short of confidence. To reach the quarter-finals again, for the eighth time in nine years, would be a great achievement.

Greg Rusedski, unseeded, ought to win his opener against Spain's Alberto Martín but is then likely to meet the huge-serving Swede Joachim Johansson.

Andrew Murray drew a qualifier in the first round and may then play the Czech Radek Stepanek, the No14 seed. The 18-year-old Scot is in the same quarter as Rafael Nadal, the French Open champion.

· Singles Draw

Men

R Federer (Swi) (1) v P-H Mathieu (Fr); I Minar (Cz) v M Tabara (Cz); J Goodall (GB) v A Di Mauro (It); J Benneteau (Fr) v N Kiefer (Ger) (25); J C Ferrero (Sp) (23) v qualifier; T Enqvist (Swe) v H Taik Lee (Kor); F Mayer (Ger) v S Ventura (Sp); F Verdasco (Sp) v T Robredo (Sp) (13); J Johansson (Swe) (11) v A Montañes (Sp); A Martín (Sp) v G Rusedski (GB); J Acasuso (Arg) v T Zib (Cz); A Mackin (GB) v F González (Chi) (21); M Youzhny (Rus) (31) v M Baghdatis (Cyp); O Hernández (Sp) v J-R Lisnard (Fr); J Bjorkman (Swe) v qualifier; S Draper (Aus) v N Davydenko (Rus) (8); L Hewitt (Aus) (3) v C Rochus (Bel); J Hernych (Cz) v J Blake (US); qualifier v qualifier; S Sargsian (Arm) v N Massú (Chi) (29); T Dent (US) (24) v qualifier; K Kim (US) v A Bogdanovic (GB); qualifier v T Berdych (Cz); L Burgsmüller (Ger) v M Puerta (Arg) (16); M Ancic (Cro) (10) v qualifier; qualifier v S Koubek (Aut); G Monfils (Fr) v O Rochus (Bel); C Saulnier (Fr) v D Hrbaty (Svk) (22); F López (Sp) (26) v B Phau (Ger); D Sherwood (GB) v R Mello (Bra); K Beck (Slovak) v M Philippoussis (Aus); P Srichaphan (Thai) v M Safin (Rus) (5);

G Cañas (Arg) (7) v qualifier; M Mirnyi (Bela) v R Schüttler (Ger); S Wawrinka (Swi) v F Santoro (Fr); P Wessels (Neth) v J Novak ( Cz) (28); T Haas (Ger) (19) v J Tipsarevic (Ser); qualifier v qualifier; A Pavel (Rom) v qualifier; B Ulihrach (Cz) v T Johansson (Swe) (12) ; R Stepanek (Cz) (14) v R Ginepri (US); A Murray (GB) v qualifier; K Kucera (Slovak) v L Horna (Per); R Sluiter (Neth) v D Nalbandián (Arg) (18); R Gasquet (Fr) (27) v P Kohlschreiber (Ger); S Schalken (Neth) v P Starace (It); F Mantilla (Sp) v G Muller (Lux) V Spadea (US) v R Nadal (Sp) (4); T Henman (GB) (6) v J Nieminen (Fin); N Almagro (Sp) v D Tursunov (Rus); A Popp (Ger) v J Haehnel (Fr); W Arthurs (Aus) v F Volandri (It) (32); D Ferrer (Sp) (17) v G García-López (Sp); J Mónaco (Arg) v qualifier; V Hanescu (Rom) v K Carlsen (Den); M Llodra (Fr) v S Grosjean (Fr) (9); G Coria (Arg) (15) v T Behrend (Ger); J Marray (GB) v X Malisse (Bel); A Calatrava (Sp) v qualifier; J Melzer (Aut) v I Ljubicic (Cro) (20); R Soderling (Swe) (30) v I Anreev (Rus); D Sanguinetti (It) v qualifier; qualifier v I Karlovic (Cro); J Vanek (Cz) v A Roddick (US) (2)

Women

L Davenport (US) (1) v A Jidkova (Rus); M Marrero (Sp) v qualifier; B Strycova (Cz) v L Osterloh (US); S Mamic (Cro) v D Safina (Rus) (30); A Sugiyama (Japan) (23) v R Vinci (It); A Spears (US) v A Kremer (Lux); M Irvin (US) v qualifier; K O'Brien (GB) v K Clijsters (Bel) (15); P Schnyder (Swit) (10) v A Serra-Zanetti (It); T Perebiynis (Ukr) v qualifier; M Kirilenko (Rus) v qualifier; M Maleeva (Bul) v S Asagoe (Japan) (24); N Vaidisova (Cz) (27) v J Kostanic (Cro); S Stosur (Aus) v M Pastikova (Cz); A Morigami (Japan) v S Mirza (Ind); R Llewellyn (GB) v S Kuznetsova (Rus) (5); A Mauresmo (Fr) (3) v P Suárez (Arg); M A Sánchez Lorenzo (Sp) v M Domachowska (Pol); S Borwell (GB) v S Perry (US); T Tanasugarn (Thai) v K Sprem (Cro) (25); S Farina Elia (It) (22) v M Sucha (Slovak); M Vento-Kabchi (Ven) v M Sequera (Ven); M Shaughnessy (US) v J Schruff (Ger); A Smashnova-Pistolesi (Isr) v E Likhovtseva (Rus) (13); A Myskina (Rus) (9) v qualifier; E Dominikovic (Aus) v A Nakamura (Japan); M Díaz-Oliva (Arg) v A Keothavong (GB); A Chakvetadze (Rus) v J Jankovic (Ser) (17); A Frazier (US) (28) v M Washington (US); S Sfar (Tun) v E Loit (Fr); E Baltacha (GB) v qualifier; I Benesova (Cz) v E Dementieva (Rus) (6); J Henin-Hardenne (Bel) (7) v E Daniilidou (Gr); K Koukalova (Cz) v L Granville (US); G Dulko (Arg) v Y Fedak (Ukr); E Gagliardi (Swi) v F Pennetta (It) (26); A Ivanovic (Ser) (19) v V Douchevina (Rus); D Chladkova (Cz) v S Foretz (Fr); qualifier v T Garbin (It); L Safarova (Cz) v M Pierce (Fr) (12); V Williams (US) (14) v qualifier; N Pratt (Aus) v L Cervanova (Slovak); qualifier v S Peer (Isr); E Linetskaya (Rus) v D Hantuchova (Slovak) (20); M Bartoli (Fr) (29) v R Fujiwara (Japan); qualifier v J Craybas (US); qualifier v qualifier; A Haynes (US) v S Williams (US) (4); N Petrova (Rus) (8) v V Ruano Pascual (Sp); C Schaul (Lux) v M Krajicek (Neth); Z Ondraskova (Cz) v C Black (Zim); C Castano (Col) v V Razzano (Fr) (32); F Schiavone (It) (21) v K Brandi (Pue); C Martínez (Sp) v qualifier; K Peschke (Cze) v D Randriantefy (Mad); M Weingartner (Ger) v V Zvonareva (Rus) (11); N Dechy (Fr) (16) v M E Camerin (It); J O'Donoghue (GB v A-L Groenefeld (Ger); T Panova (Rus) v L Raymond (US); A Bondarenko (Ukr) v T Golovin (Fr) (18); A M Garrigues (Sp) (31) v K Srebotnik (Slo); Yoon-Jeong Cho (Kor) v A P Santonja (Sp); A Janes (GB) v S Karatancheva (Bul); N Llagostera Vives (Sp) v M Sharapova (Rus) (2).