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Post by Chris on Aug 20, 2007 13:18:01 GMT
Tim Henman will retire after the Davis Cup tie against Croatia at Wimbledon on September 23 according to The Times.
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The Oxfordshire ace, who turns 33 in a fortnight's time, has not entered an ATP tournament after the rubber at SW19.
Henman, who becomes a father for the third time later in the month, will look to end his career by helping Great Britain return to the World Group for the first time in five years.
He withdrew from this week's event in New Haven due to his persistent back problem but will compete in his final Grand Slam at next week's US Open.
Having reached six Grand Slam semi-finals, won 11 ATP Tour events and reached a career high world ranking of four in 2002, Henman is Britain's most successful open era player.
But the big one eluded "Tiger Tim" as he bowed out in the Wimbledon semi-finals in 1998, 1999, 2001 (when just two points from victory at one point) and 2002.
However, Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper said Henman had yet to make a final decision.
He told BBC Radio Five Live: "Jan Felgate, who's his agent, has basically said there's no official confirmation. But it's clear his career will end sooner rather than later.
"Tim's his own man. He's always made his own decisions. He may fancy one more shot at Wimbledon next year and only time will tell."
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I hope its true. It will be the best move of his career!
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Post by Imy on Aug 20, 2007 13:33:54 GMT
everyone loves bashing henman but hes been the best player this country has had for 10 years! you have to give him credit, hes kept british tennis at some kind of credibility! If its true and he does retire then we wish him all the best for the future. Hope he goes into coaching and puts his money where his mouth is and go around the clubs helping kids become the next henman! He didnt win wimbledon which im sure hes gutted about but 1st having to compete with sampras and then the great roger federer its no disgrace. All the best tim
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 20, 2007 14:21:24 GMT
 im a bit sorry for him
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Post by Daz on Aug 21, 2007 0:36:04 GMT
good he's shite
i'm only kidding henman nuts, kids aren't brought up on tennis much in britain, it's seen as posh, they prefer football or rugby. As a consequence when the biggest tournament comes around every year we expect him to win it which is a tad unfair. He's done well considering he's been our only player for the past 10 years apart from 1 dimensional greg rusedski. He seems to have the uncanny ability to be beaten by players 4000 places below him.
He'll always be the BEST IN THE WORLD ....... when he's on an empty court!!!!! lol
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Post by kearnsey6 on Aug 22, 2007 20:44:42 GMT
I wouldn't say that tennis is seen as a posh sport, many many boys from 11 upwards play tennis in the summer time. Not regularly, but we play in school through our own admission 'cos its a great summer sport. Henman has been over hyped throughout his career, as all british sportsmen are, im not saying he wasn't good, he was very good from 98-2002 he was just very unlucky through out.
But on the upside now that hes retired we dont have to hear many upon many renditions of "Go on Tim " from the fat woman in the 7th row
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 23, 2007 17:00:03 GMT
"Tim Henman has announced that he will retire from tennis after the Davis Cup tie against Croatia next month.
Henman, who is currently preparing for next week's US Open, confirmed what has become an open secret at a press conference in New York.
The former British number one, who turns 33 on September 6, is on the brink of dropping out of the world's top 100 players after a difficult season in which he has been troubled by a persistent back injury.
He has won only five of the 16 matches he has been able to play this year, going out in the second round at Wimbledon where he has reached the semi-finals on four occasions.
Earlier this year, Henman insisted he would overcome his fitness problems and play on for another three years. However, the strain of battling against injury has become too much to bear.
The issues with my back have affected my performance and made my life a little bit harder and less enjoyable from that point of view," Henman said as he announced his decision to quit.
"From a personal point of view with our third child on the way there's an even bigger incentive to be at home.
"It gets harder and harder to be away from your family and that has had a bearing on my decision.
"It's not necessarily the end of things for me. It's a new beginning and I'd like to feel there's a lot of opportunities out there for me.
"In the short term I'm looking forward to stepping away from things and enjoying some time at home.
"I don't envisage myself stepping away from the game for good because it's been such a big part of my life and I look forward to exploring those opportunities."
Henman admitted that he had intended to play at Wimbledon one last time before the end of his career but that his fitness problems had made it a goal that was not worth chasing.
He added: "I think I probably did hope to play at Wimbledon next year but I think when I started practising again on hard courts, the way I felt helped it become a little more clear cut for me.
"Playing in that pain and the problem in my back made it an uphill battle and
one that was getting harder and harder to fulfil.
"For the level I've played and the things I have been able to achieve in tennis I didn't want to keep plugging away for the limited rewards it looked like I would be getting.
"For me to hang around for nine months just play at Wimbledon for the sake of it doesn't appeal.
"I'm sure if I was asked 'do I want to go back and play Wimbledon one last
time?' I really feel the simple answer is 'no'."
In his 14-year professional career, Henman won 11 ATP Tour titles and reached a highest ranking of fourth in July 2002.
His 11th and last title came at the Paris Masters in 2003, while he reached his last final towards the end of last season when he was beaten by Roger Federer in Tokyo.
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all the best to him
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 23, 2007 21:56:28 GMT
why honour his career. In germany and australia he wouldn't receive an ounce of air time. Henman was britains best but I think you should be ashamed of that. A country of 70 million people and the best is tim henman. belgium & switzerland has a population of 10 and 7 million respectfully andthey have henin and federer. Even the spanish have a tennis great and they are as barmy as us for footie.
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Post by Daz on Aug 23, 2007 22:51:58 GMT
why honour his career. In germany and australia he wouldn't receive an ounce of air time. Henman was britains best but I think you should be ashamed of that. A country of 70 million people and the best is tim henman. belgium & switzerland has a population of 10 and 7 million respectfully andthey have henin and federer. Even the spanish have a tennis great and they are as barmy as us for footie. 60 million actually  and i agree with you we should be ashamed of that but i reiterate my previously made point kids may play tennis for fun over here but how many kids actually take it up seriously and competitively??? Not many i would think, but hey maybe i'm wrong and the kids coming through just aren't good enough, which is sad really considering we are one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Tbh it's the same affair with our athletics setup..... |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 23, 2007 23:20:05 GMT
why honour his career. In germany and australia he wouldn't receive an ounce of air time. Henman was britains best but I think you should be ashamed of that. A country of 70 million people and the best is tim henman. belgium & switzerland has a population of 10 and 7 million respectfully andthey have henin and federer. Even the spanish have a tennis great and they are as barmy as us for footie. I think its only a matter of which sport kids prefer. I mean if in a population of 60 million people u got only Tim Henman it is scaring no bcos he's not good(personally i liked him) but bcos there's a lack of interest in a sport like tennis. Look at Italy now we're living in the past remembering Pietrangeli and Panatta but at the present we're struggling to back in a better world ranking. If u didn't get the same interest kids got towards football that means you must do something to motive youngsters to prefer tennis than footie(which is absurd at this time) The lack of interest in any other sports brings the lack of talents thats why in 60 millions people u only found Henman. (thats only my point of view of course) |
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Post by Imy on Aug 23, 2007 23:45:47 GMT
tim henman has done so much for british tennis people dont appreciate the man! Where would all the excitement at wimbledon been without him?? I think we should give him credit and wish him all th best instead of being happy hes gone.
Thanks for all them great wimbledon nail biting moments in the living room. Wel miss you!
One tim henman theres only oneeee tim henmannnnn
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 23, 2007 23:52:52 GMT
the scaring thing now will be all the pressure Murray will receive at Wimbledon...he's already started a new era with him but with Henman still playing there was less pressure on Murray of course now england's got new expectations with Murray and i dnt know how good this will be for him.  |
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Post by Imy on Aug 29, 2007 21:38:21 GMT
im watching tims match at the us open, hes playing well. 2 sets to 1 up against tursonov! come on tim!!
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Post by Imy on Aug 29, 2007 21:45:24 GMT
henman breaks.. hes playing some great stuff.. looks confident and sharp, moving around the court well. Begs the question why retire now. Should have maybe gone on till wimbledon!
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Post by Imy on Aug 29, 2007 21:51:26 GMT
tursonov breaks back |
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Post by Daz on Aug 29, 2007 22:00:02 GMT
and there imy is your answer lmao classic tiger tim
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