Henman hoping to 持続する Rusedski hoodoo

Last updated at 08:05 10 May 2005


Tim Henman is 確信して of continuing his winning sequence against Greg Rusedski when they 会合,会う in 一連の会議、交渉/完成する two of the Hamburg Masters.

The British number one, seeded fifth here, 巡航するd through when outclassing Lars Burgsmuller 6-3 6-4.

Rusedski had earlier (人命などを)奪う,主張するd his first victory on clay in the best part of four years when he overcame the challenge of another German, wildcard Philipp Petzschner, 7-6 3-6 6-3.

Henman and Rusedski have met eight times before on the ATP 小旅行する, with the former 持つ/拘留するing a 6-2 advantage.

Rusedski did 押し進める his old 競争相手 all the way before going 負かす/撃墜する 4-6 7-6 6-4 in Dubai earlier this year, but you have to go 支援する to 1998 for his last 勝利,勝つ over Henman.

"It always 追加するs some extra spice when I play against Greg, but I feel 確信して and I have been playing some really good tennis," said Henman.

The 30-year-old from Oxford never reached 最高の,を越す gear in 冷淡な, damp 条件s, but he always appeared in 支配(する)/統制する of the match - winning the 大多数 of the baseline 遭遇(する)s and looking at home on the clay surface.

"I felt the 条件s were really 堅い," Henman told Sky Sports. "You've got to be 肯定的な in your mind, not let things upset you too much."

Rusedski 安全な・保証するd his first 勝利,勝つ on clay since the 2001 French Open, and すぐに 表明するd a 願望(する) to avenge his Dubai 敗北・負かす to Henman.

He said: "I had two match points last time and should have won. It should be a 広大な/多数の/重要な match."

一方/合間, American second seed Andy Roddick 衝突,墜落d out to Nicolas Massu of Chile 7-6 4-6 7-5.

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