Henman v Canas - 1am GMT tonight

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

RE: Henman v Canas - 1am GMT tonight

john · Top national player

henman to serve at 1-2 final set

0-15 what on earth has happened to henmans serve? can someone go and find it for him please? he went for a loo break at end of 1st set and he left it in the changing room. he thinks its in his locker but it may be under the bench.

15-15

15-30 if tim could somehow hold here, id really fancy his chances. BIG IF with a capital I and a capital F

30-30 yessss!

30-40 another break point for tim to save........

2nd serve.. not looking good
game canas

OMG how frustrating. tim will have to break back again. even for a henman match this is utterly annoying

john · Top national player

canas to serve at 3-1 final set

0-15 half a chance for tim once again. a break is important here for tims chances. he must give himself a chance to find his serve

0-30 come on tim. please dont throw this chance away

jumps to 30-30 how annoying

big point coming up

jumps to game canas

now henman really really must find his serve. hes still getting chance in canas service games but he hasnt held serve since start of 2nd set

steven · Tennis legend

In case you poor demented Tigger followers need cheering up ... things could be worse, you could be Martina ... you turn up in a cute little black dress and what does hubby to be do? ... Oh Martina, how could he wear that shirt!

Oh Martina, how could he wear that shirt!

-- Edited by steven at 03:38, 2007-03-23

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

And he was practising it.

john · Top national player

tim to serve at 1-4 final set. i wonder if something is up with tim? if not then it really is not good to have your serve broken so many times

0-15 this could be over very shortly

0-30 i cant believe how few points tim is winnig on his serve. is he serving underarm?

0-40 absolutely shocking from tim. people stay up til 2.30am to follow his game and he cant even win a single point on serve. absolutely shocking horrible terrible

and theres the break. broken to love. AWFUL

Andymonium · Satellite level

horrible showing....

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

I have to say that my serve is better now.

scoobsuk · Club Coach

He's serving at 66% of first serves in the final set - yet has won 10% of the points behind it when he gets it in.

That's appalling.

scoobsuk · Club Coach

Well it's over.

From *2-1 up in the second it all went horribly wrong. Got one more game, and that was a break.

-- Edited by scoobsuk at 03:44, 2007-03-23

john · Top national player

canas to serve for match at 5-1

0-15 why even bother winning first point on all canas service games if u are then going to bottle it time after time

15-15

30-15 two more points and another awful outing from henman ends
40-15 2 match points

40-30 one saved. still match point

gsm canas

i fear this could be it for tim. thats about 7 matches for tim now so match fitness cant b blamed. i think tim is just completely gone at the game. its strange how as his career has progressed and he becomes more experienced he actually becomes even more of a choker than he was before

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

I'm very dissapointed. I will not support him for a while. I can't withstand his words: I'm hitting the ball well, practising serve, very positive,... .

john · Top national player

Yeah that's what he always says. Same old drivel comes out of his mouth week after week. Like when he kept saying his knee was feeling great and hed been practisin etc. then 2 days later hed pull out of tourney and say "knee not quite better yet, need to get practise sets in" then repeat the same cycle week after.

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

There was no heart. Now Davis cup. Sluiter beat him easily.

Ghosting · Lower Club Player

I'm so dissapointed. You can play poorly, but not win your service game for so long,... Good night (morning).