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BACK INJURY HAMPERS HENMAN


Tim Henman's hopes of kicking off the grasscourt season with a high-profile victory over Andre Agassi at the Stella Artois Championships have been hampered by a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.

But while Henman admits encountering some problems during his transition from clay to grass at Queen's Club this week, he remains cautiously optimistic about his immediate chances of success.

The 31-year-old's plunge down the rankings this year left him unseeded and handed one of the toughest possible first-round ties against Agassi, who returns to action for the first time in three months.

Henman, a three-time runner-up at the event, said: "The grass has not been as easy on my back as I thought it would be and I have taken longer to adjust physically. It was better today but on Friday and yesterday it wasn't good at all.

"It is slightly disconcerting that my back has been a bit sore but I hope I can put that down to the change in surfaces. I feel like I know how to manage that and hopefully it won't cause any problems."

Henman admits he can learn a lot from the evergreen 36-year-old Agassi, who ruled himself out of the entire claycourt campaign in order to get in prime physical shape for the grass season and beyond.

Henman added: "The way Andre has managed his game and his health is a great example and the results he has had have been incredible. Those are always good examples you can take a lot of confidence from."

Remarkably, despite their respective grasscourt pedigrees, Henman and Agassi have never previously met on the surface and in fact have only played three times in total, Agassi winning their last meeting in Florida in 2000.

His back problem permitting, Henman remains confident of mounting another successful grasscourt challenge as he feels some significant recent improvements have not been borne out by his results.

He added: "I would say the trend over the last few months has been positive because I have been feeling healthy and playing better and better, so that certainly brings confidence.

"I am not seeded but I don't think that really has much impact. I think with my record and my confidence of playing at home, a lot of players would prefer not to be playing me too."

With Andy Murray not due to play his first-round match against Serb Janko Tipsarevic until Tuesday, home attention also turns to current domestic number one Greg Rusedski who plays French qualifier Antony Dupuis.

Rusedski, who enjoyed some rare success during the claycourt season reaching the last 16 in Rome, will fancy his chances against Dupuis, whom he has beaten in both their previous meetings on grass.

Meanwhile, Londoner Martin Lee will play his first ATP Tour match for three years after battling his way through three rounds of qualifying to set up a first-round clash with Spaniard Fernando Vicente.

Lee once ranked as high as 94th in the world before a series of crippling injuries forced him to think long and hard about whether he had a future in the sport.

But after battling his way back up from the low 700s to his current position just inside the world's top 250, Lee is relishing his second chance at the age of just 28.

Lee said: "It got to the point when I went on holiday without my rackets with the intention of giving up but I realised I loved the game and needed to give it one more try.

"I wouldn't have done it if I didn't think I was capable of getting back in the top 100 one day. I've proved over the last few days that my body can do it and I've got a good draw so I feel great."

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NA DZIS to ja widze 4 meczyki takie dość prawdopodobne..

Henman-Agassi 1 .. królestwo Timka .. gra w ojczyżnie ..Agassi dlugo nie grał i nie wierze że nagle wróci i oga Henmana dlatego zagram na Tima

Udomochoke- Zib 1......zib ostatnio slidnie ale na ziemie nie wiem czy na Traiwe bedzie miał szanse z Danai bo ten to tylko na Grassie spisuje się w maire poprawnie...Dla mnie 1..

Monfils- melzer 2.....Gael to orgazm jak nic ale po FO chybha musi troszke odpocząc a teraz na trawie gra to już dla niego koszmar..Jurgen coś tam grywał i rade dać musi....
Rusedski-Dupuis 1 jezeli Greg ma coś jeszcze w zyciu ugrac to na tej nawierzcnhi i z tym przecwinikiem h2h 2-0..

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Monfils- melzer 2.....Gael to orgazm jak nic ale po FO chybha musi troszke odpocząc a teraz na trawie gra to już dla niego koszmar..Jurgen coś tam grywał i rade dać musi....

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Monfils wygral juniorskiego wimba na trawie o ile dobrze pamietam.

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Moze tkos cos napisac na temat gry na trawie Ryska i Bastla
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Pamiętam ze jakis czas temu Bastl ograł na trawie samego Peta Samprasa. A zrobic to na trawie to nie byle wyczyn

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Moze tkos cos napisac na temat gry na trawie Ryska i Bastla
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Pamiętam ze jakis czas temu Bastl ograł na trawie samego Peta Samprasa. A zrobic to na trawie to nie byle wyczyn

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Na dzis polecam zagrac:

Srichaphan-D.Norman 1
Srichaphan wreszcie zacznie grę na jego ulubionej nawierzchni na której może sporo nawojowac.Dick jest stary zawodnikiem i nie ma żadnych atutów na wygranie tego pojedynku.

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Srichaphan-D.Norman 1
Srichaphan wreszcie zacznie grę na jego ulubionej nawierzchni na której może sporo nawojowac.Dick jest stary zawodnikiem i nie ma żadnych atutów na wygranie tego pojedynku.

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