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.

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.

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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