Players Under the Microscope / Editor / 21 June 2007 /

Tim Henman feels his recent poor form won't have an impact on his chances of a decent run at Wimbledon.

The British number two has won just two matches on Tour this year, with a string of disappointing defeats seeing him slip to 78 in the world rankings.

Having defeated American Michael Russell in the opening round at Nottingham, he then crashed out of the Midlands event on Wednesday with defeat to Dmitry Tursunov.

The Russian ran out a 7-6 (9-7) 3-6 6-2 winner in a tight, three set encounter but Henman was quick to play down the significance of the defeat.

The former Wimbledon semi-finalist is not seeded at SW19 this year, but Henman is hopeful of a decent run at his favourite arena.
Speaking about his short run at Nottingham, the 32-year-old said: "It's been good for me. More time on the match court is definitely what I have been looking for.

"I would like to have gone further obviously, but I have broken a bad run by getting a win under my belt and now I have to take it a step further at Wimbledon."

With doubts still over Andy Murray's fitness, British hopes could once again rest on Henman over the next fortnight.
'Quarter Finals' is the current 3.3 favourite in Betfair's 'British Progress' market, with 'Second Round' on offer at 3.6 and 'Fourth Round' available at 3.7.

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