Tim Henman for the first time in his career went to the quarterfinals "Rollan Garros"

Tim Henman was able to defeat the favorite of the local public, Parisian Michel Llodra in the 1/8 finals of the opening championship of France. The most intense match of the day in the male grid ended in five sets, and the Englishman had to recoup after he was inferior during the meeting - 0: 2.

For the first time, Henman reached the quarterfinal line "Rollan Garros", winning at Llodra with a score of 6: 7, 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3, 9: 7. None of the British, starting with Roger Taylor in 1973, rose so high at the Grand Slam tournaments. The exception here is only Wimbledon.

“It was not a match, but a dramatic performance, and the main thing here was to show the character and confidence. The atmosphere of the match was simply amazing. I just wanted to fight and got it from my opponent. The fact that I went to the quarter -finals after such a fight could not decorate this tournament, and this gave me great self -confidence,” Henmen noted after the meeting.

Note that Henman Genri Billington, grandfather, reached the same stage at Rollan Garros in 1939. Meanwhile, another Frenchman Nicolas Eskudu failed his meeting against the Argentinean Gillermo Coria, losing to him because of the injury. After the first set, the score was 6-0 in favor of the bona and the Frenchman abandoned further struggle. And, finally, the French fleet at his native tournament also lost Olivier Mutis, who lost to Juan-Ingo-Ingo Chelia 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 7. It is with the person that Henman will play in the next circle.

Meanwhile, in the female grid, Amelie Mororemo went to the quarter -finals for Russian Elena Dementiev, winning Magdalena Maleeva 6: 2, 6: 1. This is for the second year in a row, when Mororemo has been overcome by the barrier of the 1/8 finals in the Paris tournament. Continuing the female topic, it is worth noting the success of Anastasia Myskina, who won Svetlana Kuznetsova 1: 6, 6: 4, 8: 6.

If you dwell a little more at the meeting of Henman and Llodra, it should be noted that only the second time in his career, the British was able to create a combek, losing two sets along the way. The 29-year-old Englishman celebrated the victory after four hours and 11 minutes of the game. As for the upcoming match with a person, rivals have two victories in four personal meetings. At the same time, it was Henman who has an advantage in ground games, taking one match.