Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman on Thursday said that conventional serve and volley game still has a place in today's tennis. Henman, a four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, was one of the last players of his generation, who had a serve and volley game. "It's really sad that the art of serve and volley is vanishing. The game has changed. The surfaces are slow and the balls are heavier. The players are not playing that game," Henman told PTI. "The players are afraid to come onto the net. It's sad. But you can still be successful. All you need to do is to come up on the right shot," he said.
The Briton swept past Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 6-4 to win the $600,000 Washington Classic.
The Briton admitted he was finding it hard to carry the burden of British expectations single-handed.\n\n
They meet Mark Knowles-Daniel Nestor in the quarters of the ATP Tennis Masters.
18-year-old Novak Djokovic upset Tim Henman 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-final of the indoor tournament
Andy Murray heralded in the changing of the guard in British tennis when he upset the sixth seed in the first round of the Swiss Indoors.
Tim Henman beat Roger Federer the last time they met at Wimbeldon, in 2001 after the Swiss eliminated Pete Sampras
Tim Henman is determined to bury the disappointments of 2005 and begin the new tennis season on a confident note.
Henman has taken on American Paul Annacone as his part-time coach after splitting with Larry Stefanki in September.
Draper, 23, has won only two matches in three previous visits to Wimbledon. But the past 12 months has seen him evolve from a player regarded as physically fragile to a beast of the courts with the weapons to challenge the very best.
The Briton he lost in the third round to slow court specialist Mariano Zabaleta.
The personification of consistency at home on Wimbledon's lawns, Henman's return at the three other Slams is embarrassing.
Andy Roddick scored a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Swiss qualifier Michael Lammer
Briton Tim Henman has pulled out of the Marseille Open because of a sore back.
Roger Federer opens his title defence while Tim Henman starts another year of hope at Wimbledon on Monday.
The British ace was beaten by defending champion David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors.
The 2001 champion says the Briton got what he was missing before.\n\n
The British number one said his mental strength was the main reason for his progress into the quarters.
Lleyton Hewitt survived a Rainer Schuettler onslaught to advance 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 into round three of the Pacific Life Open.
Shocks have been notable by their absence so far and a clutch of A-list contenders eased into the men's second round.
The world No 1 blasted past Germany's Benjamin Becker while the former British No 1 beat South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik in the semi-finals.
Rather than face the prospect of a lengthy ban, with a decision expected by the end of the year, World No 1 Jannik Sinner accepted the three-month suspension which will allow him to return before the French Open.
Former Britain No 1 Tim Henman has picked top-ranked Novak Djokovic as favourite for the Wimbledon, the third major of the season.
Novak Djokovic said a majority of players believe favouritism is at play in the tennis anti-doping system.
India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Saturday clarified that his "shut-up" remark was meant for a few "agenda-driven" people consistently targeting him and was not directed at the country's tennis community as has been projected.
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field misconduct.
Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman of Great Britain has his money on Novak Djokovic as the favourite to win the Australian Open while Roger Federer's best chance to add to his kitty of 17 Grand Slams is at the Wimbledon, this year.
Andre Agassi and wife Steffi Graf during played a mixed doubles match against Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters at an exhibition event to unveil the new retractable roof over Centre Court at Wimbledon in London, on Sunday.
Former British No 1 Tim Henman helped train the dogs for the December 6-9 tournament, which is held annually at London's Royal Albert Hall with plenty of the sport's veteran players taking to the court.
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