Tim

[Kinky Gerbil]

3-3 so far

 

[Croydonbloke]

3-3 so far

Exciting stuff. Let me know when its 10-10 in the final set and bad light setting in.

 

[RM-Taylor]

5-5 now

 

[RM-Taylor]

1st set tie-break

 

[RM-Taylor]

7-3 to Lopez on the tie-break

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Lost by Tim. You can watch it on the Beeb's website

 

[bhafc4eva]

Henman's going out!

Big street parties tonite and all his sad fans can go back to train spotting and stamp collecting.

 

[NMH]

It's gone from quite dull, to fairly sedate - so things are really picking up.

 

[Icy Gull]

Come On Tim

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Brief respite on the way to an inevitable defeat. No shame in that.

 

[1066gull]

this country is a joke. the best individual sporting talent at the moment is ricky hatton, and i dont even like boxing.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Tiger Tim showing true grit

 

[Man of Harveys]

COME ON TIMOTHY!!! He's got a pair of BALLS, has the TIGER - great stuff.

 

[Dave the OAP]

This is great stuff

COME ON TIM

 

[Moshe Gariani]

 

[Bozza]

Some wonderful text commentary on the BBC this avvo...

Have we just witnessed the turning-point? Lopez is wobbling like a freshly-made jelly - Henman eases away another volley to set up three break points, and as Lopez's forehand flies long he runs to the net, stares his opponent right in the snout and points to his own eyes. Break of serve, and that was the most aggressive thing I've ever seen Tim do. It was vaguely shocking, like hearing your mother use the f-word while in conversation with her friend Dorothy.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Henman's going out! QUOTE]

Keep it up, Einstein! Cheers.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Henman looks like a beaten man.

 

[John Bumlick]

this country is a joke.

well, f*** off then.

 

[Bozza]

Henman 5-1 Lopez
It's become a canter. Tim holds to love, and middle-aged women in the crowd are hugging.

Henman 4-1 Lopez
Lopez is falling apart like an old sofa - he plonks a mid-court forehand into the net to give away a break point and double-faults spectacularly to capitulate once again. Henman is now reading his serve as easily as Einstein flicking through the Beano, and the match has been turned on its head.