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Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 June, 2003, 15:31 GMT 16:31 UK
Rusty Henman limps through
By Simon Austin and Mark Jolly
BBC Sport at Queen's

Henman had to dig deep

Tim Henman was made to sweat by Italian Davide Sanguinetti in the first round of the Stella Artois Championship at Queen's.

The British number one had to fend off a match point in the third set before winning a decisive tie-break to prevail 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7/3).

But there were worrying chinks in his grass-court game as he started his final preparations for Wimbledon, which starts on 23 June.

Journeyman Sanguinetti put him in trouble with a range of passing strokes and took advantage of some erratic serving from his opponent.

And afterwards, Henman admitted that he was a little disillusioned with his game.

"I need to change a few things and see if I can improve for the next round," he said.

"I've been working hard to be aggressive and move forward, but I play a guy who doesn't look like coming to the net once and I struggle.

"Maybe I'll have to change my tactics as the tournament goes on."


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