Henman is now only third in the British rankings

Draper sacked Felgate last week as part of a major revamp at the top of British tennis' governing body.

But Henman said: "Roger has come in and been prepared to make some changes, and that's his prerogative.

"He's in the top position to bring the game forward and fingers crossed he can do that because that's what it needs."

Interview: Tim Henman

Henman added: "In the past we have seen the LTA has been pretty stagnant.

The game's given me so much and I'd like to put something back Tim Henman

"There haven't been so many changes but he's in there to shake things up and do things the way he feels fit."

Henman admitted that he would be keen to be part of the restructuring of the British game.

"It's probably not something I'll make a big deal of because I still want to play quality tennis for a couple of years yet, but definitely I'd like to be involved in the future.

"The game's given me so much and I'd like to put something back."

No plans for retirement

Henman has also revealed that he contemplated retirement during his recent struggle with injury.

The 31-year-old has tumbled down the rankings as a result of persistent back and shoulder problems.

He said: "There were definitely times when my back was bad and I couldn't train - and then for the first time in my professional life I wasn't enjoying what I was doing.

"So when I wasn't enjoying it there were definitely question marks over whether this was what I wanted to keep doing.

"But that's not the case now.

"I've had these back problems for a little while and I had to take a look at the issues and find out what was causing the problems.

"I feel after lots of work I'm finally coming out the other end, my back's feeling really good."