The Uncyclopedia has a little fun with Timmy Henman:
Tim Spotters are characterised primarily by their patriotic clothing, a monocle and the presence of a St. George's cross painted onto their face. ... They can be seen annually for up to one week in July, often consuming strawberries and cream and Pimms as they attempt to spot a Tim, ungainly flapping its wings frantically. They are very excitable, and like to boast, announcing at the top of their voice the obligatory cry of Common Tim! when they see one. In a domino-like effect, this rouses fellow Tim-spotters who in turn shout and sometimes begin a Mexican Wave. Eventually, the Tim, wary of the expectation placed upon it, simply gives up in true Britus Underachievium fashion.
Here's the full entry, with bits on Murrayus Highlandius and Gregulrius Canadianus Druggius.
You can, of course, get all the results and wraps here from wimbledon.org; this post is about the excellent wins of the day.
Federer d. Henman 6-4 6-0 6-2
Well, Federer massacred Timmy Henman on Center Court. Henman played a spirited first set but then Roger dissected him in an absolutely gorgeous butchering. I think Roger is annoyed at all the heat he's been taking about his shaky week at Halle, his brutal draw, and the size of his balls, and he's ready to prove himself by belittling the naysayers and his opponents with dazzling play. Just beautiful to watch today. (He wore the damn jacket again, though--donned it last minute with a wry smile at Tim, lol.). It was almost like interpretive dance--Henman being ritually sacrificed on Center Court in front of a sea of British public. Somehow it was all very fitting. Here's a match summary.
Baghdatis d. Mackin
6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2
More theater from Court 3: 2nd tier Scot Alan Mackin almost had the win of his career as Marcos Baghdatis vomited, struggled with groin and back strains and took multiple injury timeouts during the 4+ hour, epic match. Here's a match summary.
Any other great wins?
Call me crazy, but I think Henman has a shot (Henman thinks so, too). Henman still leads their head-to-head 6-4 and was the guy who knocked Federer out right after he took out Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001. Roger has said that the way to beat him is at the net. That's Henman's game when he plays it (he didn't play it as much against Soderling) and this is Henman's surface and crowd. Sure Center Court may belong to Roger, but the country belongs to Tim.
John McEnroe on Wimbledon(BBC) /John McEnroe on Roddick (LA Times)
And ouch, what a draw it is. Federer's basically got most of the high-end grass courters in his quarter. Gasquet in the first round, or for all you Gasquet fans (myself included), Gasquet's got Federer. Roger could face Timmy Henman in the second round, and Tommy Haas, who just gave Roger trouble in Halle, in the 4th round. Red hot Mario Ancic and iron-serve Ivo Karlovic are at the bottom of Federer's quarter. Nalbandian or Blake in the semis. Sure, you can't bet against Roger, but wow, this is a tough draw.
Nalbandian's draw looks pretty straightforward until Blake in the quarters, but Poor Andy Roddick (and Marat Safin) are in Lleyton Hewitt's section. Andy Murray's in there, too.
Agassi's in Nadal's portion of the draw, so is Feliciano Lopez, his buddy and Wimbledon housemate who made the quarters last year (first Spaniard in 33 years to do so). F-Lo has been having a dismal year and drawing Ivan Ljubicic in the opening round won't necessarily help matters.
Tim Henman: Back in shape and happy to be cast as dangerous outsider
There is a spring in the step once more, a glint in the eye. Heavens, if Tim Henman were an extrovert a strut might even be on the cards. The reasons for the good cheer are simple: Britain's finest post-war Wimbledon performer declares his ailing back is behaving and his form right now is, to purloin his own description, "fantastic". Read On...
Goran talks about his Wimbledon run, Rafael Nadal, Tim Henman, and Andy Murray. Choice quote:
Ivanisevic ... thinks criticism of the 19-year-old Murray's sometimes surly behaviour and level of fitness, blamed for his physical problems, is unreasonable.
'It's easy to criticise,' says Ivanisevic. 'In Britain, as soon as you do something good and then start to play a little better they give you shit. He's young and is going to have ups and downs. When someone's not playing too well you can find a hundred mistakes, but when he's playing good he's perfect. It's very easy to find mistakes.'
*Photo from http://www.goranonline.com/
Goran Ivanisevic picks his countryman Mario Ancic as 2nd favorite at Wimbledon and defends Tim Henman's chances.
On Tim: "I call him the 'professor' of tennis. OK, maybe he's in his 30s now, but I was nearly 30 when I won. No-one gave me a chance, but I came, and I won. If Tim is ready I fancy his chances." Read the Story
