US Open: Henman survives five-set opener

British number one Tim Henman survived an early scare to progress to the second round of the US Open in Flushing Meadows last night.

British number one Tim Henman survived an early scare to progress to the second round of the US Open in Flushing Meadows last night.

Henman took a two-set lead over unknown qualifier Jan Vacek, but the Czech stepped up his game and won the next two to take the match to a fifth-set decider.

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