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| Henman maintains Madrid momentum | Henman maintains Madrid momentum |
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| Britain's Tim Henman overcame Spanish 14th seed David Ferrer to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters. | Britain's Tim Henman overcame Spanish 14th seed David Ferrer to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters. |
| The world number 40, a wild card in Spain, stunned his opponent by racing through the first set to win it 6-1. | The world number 40, a wild card in Spain, stunned his opponent by racing through the first set to win it 6-1. |
| Ferrer found his form in the second set, aided by 14 unforced errors from Henman, to win it 6-4 and level. | Ferrer found his form in the second set, aided by 14 unforced errors from Henman, to win it 6-4 and level. |
| However, he failed to maintain that momentum as Henman pulled away again to clinch the third set 6-1 despite a slight injury niggle in his right leg. | However, he failed to maintain that momentum as Henman pulled away again to clinch the third set 6-1 despite a slight injury niggle in his right leg. |
| The former British number one will now play Argentine fourth seed David Nalbandian, who dropped a set to Julien Benneteau of France before winning 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-5. | |
| It was a topsy-turvy display from the Briton though, who, after fielding three break points in his opening service game, took advantage of a host of Ferrer errors to win the first set 6-1. | It was a topsy-turvy display from the Briton though, who, after fielding three break points in his opening service game, took advantage of a host of Ferrer errors to win the first set 6-1. |
| I wasn't as consistent as yesterday but in the first and third sets I was probably even better Tim Henman | I wasn't as consistent as yesterday but in the first and third sets I was probably even better Tim Henman |
| The 32-year-old's chip-and-charge game really looked to be firing. | The 32-year-old's chip-and-charge game really looked to be firing. |
| But any thoughts that he would breeze through the second set were ended when Ferrer found his range on some booming passing shots to take a 3-0 lead. | But any thoughts that he would breeze through the second set were ended when Ferrer found his range on some booming passing shots to take a 3-0 lead. |
| Henman broke back to love when the 24-year-old tightened up serving for the set, but Ferrer put that to one side to break back immediately to level. | Henman broke back to love when the 24-year-old tightened up serving for the set, but Ferrer put that to one side to break back immediately to level. |
| In a mirror image of the second set, Henman won the first three games of the third despite grimacing with pain as he stretched his right knee out on numerous occasions. | In a mirror image of the second set, Henman won the first three games of the third despite grimacing with pain as he stretched his right knee out on numerous occasions. |
| He went on to win despite dropping his serve at 3-0 to seal a deserved, though untidy, victory. | He went on to win despite dropping his serve at 3-0 to seal a deserved, though untidy, victory. |
| Henman said afterwards: "I wasn't as consistent as yesterday but in the first and third sets I was probably even better. | Henman said afterwards: "I wasn't as consistent as yesterday but in the first and third sets I was probably even better. |
| "So much in tennis is dictated by momentum. It was fantastic, I couldn't be happier. | "So much in tennis is dictated by momentum. It was fantastic, I couldn't be happier. |
| "I love what I do so there's no question when I've been struggling it can be frustrating, so that's why you really have to enjoy these moments." | "I love what I do so there's no question when I've been struggling it can be frustrating, so that's why you really have to enjoy these moments." |
| Ferrer was left distraught by his performance, saying: "It hasn't been a pity. It's been a whole disaster. | |
| "This has been one of the worst days of my career." | "This has been one of the worst days of my career." |