Henman finds Success in Return From Injury at ATP Vienna


Posted on October 11, 2005

Wildcard Tim Henman made a successful return from a back injury Monday at the ATP stop in Vienna, defeating French qualifier Anthony Dupuis 7-5, 6-3 to move safely into the second round.

"It was good all-round really," Henman said. "I've been working hard back home putting a lot of time on the court and in the gym but when you step out on the match court it's the next level. Not only was I very please with the way I played, I was obviously more interested in how I would feel physically and I felt like I came through it very, very well."

Seeded winners on the day were (6) Fernando Gonzalez (d. Berdych) and (8) Feliciano Lopez (d. (WC) Peya in three).

Two unseeded Austrian winners delighted the home crowd with wins Monday in wildcard Oliver Marach (d. Novak) and qualifier Rainer Eitzinger (d. (Q) Almagro), joined in the second round by Ecuador's unseeded Nicolas Lapentti (d. Seppi).

On tap for Tuesday are (3) Stepanek vs. Horna, Koubek vs. (Q) Lisnard, Haas vs. Zib, Wawrinka vs. (7) Ferrero, Minar vs. K.Kim, and (5) Robredo vs. Mello.
Rankings
ATP - Feb 06 WTA - Feb 06
1 Novak Djokovic1 Victoria Azarenka
2 Rafael Nadal2 Petra Kvitova
3 Roger Federer3 Maria Sharapova
4 Andy Murray4 Caroline Wozniacki
5 David Ferrer5 Samantha Stosur
6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6 Agnieszka Radwanska
7 Tomas Berdych7 Marion Bartoli
8 Mardy Fish8 Vera Zvonareva
9 Janko Tipsarevic9 Na Li
10 Juan Martin Del Potro10 Andrea Petkovic
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