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Last Updated: Saturday, 20 March, 2004, 22:16 GMT
Live: Henman v Labadze
All the action as British number one Tim Henman faces unseeded Georgian Irakli Labadze for the first time for a place in the Pacific Life Masters Series final.

Latest score: Henman 6-3 4-2 Labadze


Second set

Henman 6-3 4-2 Labadze
Labadze berates himself as a pair of unforced errors sees Henman advance to 30-0. Henman slices a passing shot over the net for 40-0 and holds with an ace.

Henman 6-3 3-2 Labadze
Labadze goes long at 15-15 but Henman is not able to keep up the pressure and the Georgian is able to hold on.

Henman 6-3 3-1 Labadze
Henman has no difficulty moving to a 40-0 lead as he digs out a clever shot at the net. The Briton looks comfortable as the tempo of the match drops a little.

Henman 6-3 2-1 Labadze
Labadze is determined to stave off another break and delivers some powerful strokes from the back of the court to edge to 40-30. The Georgian holds as Henman goes long.

Henman 6-3 2-0 Labadze
The British number one scuffs his forehand out of court to surrender the first point to Labadze. Henman delivers another ace to recover at 30-15. Another rasping forehand into the corner of the court and another aggressive ace sees Henman easily hold.

Henman 6-3 1-0 Labadze
Labadze surrenders the first two points of the second set to Henman and he looks disheartened. Henman whips a fine forehand down the line to move to 40-15. The Georgian dumps the ball into the net to hand Henman another vital break to 30.

First set

Henman 6-3 Labadze
Henman double faults to let Labadze in at 0-15 as he aims to serve out for the set. The Georgian wildly sends his service return spinning into the crowd at 15-15. Henman moves to two set points as Labadze makes a couple of unforced errors and the Briton seal the opener with an ace.

Henman 5-3 Labadze
Labadze moves to 30-0 in another quiet game as Henman struggles to find an accurate return of serve. The Georgian holds to love.

Henman 5-2 Labadze
The Briton continues to confidently move around the court and races to a 40-0 lead. Henman wobbles off balance as Labadze fiercely returns his serve at 40-15. But the world number 17 holds.

Henman 4-2 Labadze
A scrappy sixth game sees Henman move to 30-40 but Labadze saves for deuce with some powerful forehands. The Georgian rushes in to the net and lashes down a smash to take advantage. Henman shoots long on the service return to hand Labadze the game.

Henman 4-1 Labadze
Henman is not choosing to get in to the net quite as much as expected but he is producing some solid forehands from the back of the court to move to 40-0. The 29-year-old fires a backhand down the line to comfortably hold.

Henman 3-1 Labadze
The British ninth seed wins the first real rally of the match and a double fault from Labadze takes Henman to 0-30. The unseeded Georgian just misses his forehand to give Henman three break points. The Briton takes the second with a deft drop shot to nose ahead again.

Henman 2-1 Labadze
Henman is again looking confident on the first serve but a weak backhand lets him down at 15-30. Labadze is effective from behind the baseline and he is able to break the Briton straight back.

Henman 2-0 Labadze
Labaze dumps the ball into the net to hand Henman the first point. The Georgian world number 135 goes long at 15-30 and Henman has his first chance of a break at 30-40. A double fault by Labadze gives Henman the early advantage.

Henman 1-0 Labadze
Henman gets off to a good start in the blistering heat in California as he powers to a 40-0 lead. The British number one easily holds as his first serve proves very reliable.




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