Henman passes first round test

Tim Henman triumphed in the battle of the thirty-somethings at Roland Garros when he beat Denmark’s Kenneth Carlsen in a first round encounter which, apart from one blip in the third set, was as routine as tennis gets at the highest level.

For the most part the former British number one, now 70th in the world rankings, was in control as he cruised imperiously to a 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory.