British hope Tim Henman needed two days to make it to the second round at Wimbledon, outlasting Carlos Moya on Tuesday in a riveting conclusion in which he won the fifth set 13-11 on his seventh match point.
Britain's Tim Henman returns to Carlos Moya of Spain, during their Men's Singles, first round match on Centre Court of the All England Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Monday June 25, 2007. [AP]
A double-fault by Moya on the third match point of the 24th game of the set gave Henman a 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-2, 13-11 win that enthralled the Centre Court crowd at the All England Club.
Henman, a four-time semifinalist playing in his 14th Wimbledon, had been tied 5-5 with Moya in the fifth set when the first-round match was stopped because of darkness Monday night. Henman missed four match points at 5-4.
"It would have been pretty sweet to finish it off last night," he said. "Perhaps this scenario is even better."
Henman, who has a tradition of pulling out five-set victories at Wimbledon, has lost in the second round the last two years. The last British man to win the title at Wimbledon was Fred Perry in 1936, but Henman has been closest to ending that streak in recent years.
"This place is so special to me and I've had so many experiences over the years I always believe that good things are going to happen," he said.
The two men returned to Centre Court after Amelie Mauresmo had opened the defense of her women's title Tuesday by beating Jamea Jackson of the United States 6-1, 6-3 in just more than an hour.
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