Henman 'favoured by Basle conditions'
Andy Murray’s coach has warned the Scot’s fans that Tim Henman will be tough to beat in today’s clash at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basle.
The British number one has a great record in this tournament, having taken the title in 1998 and 2001 and reaching the final in 1999.
According to Mark Petchey, Henman will again have conditions in his favour for today’s first competitive clash with his heir apparent.
“In many ways it will be a classic match-up between a serve-and-volleyer against a guy who likes to return the ball from the back of the court,” Petchey told BBC Sport Online.
“Tim’s proved what a world-class player he is over the years and has the experience of playing in these sort of matches against his fellow countrymen (Henman has a 7-2 record against Greg Rusedski), so that will hold him in good stead.
“I think this surface also suits the way Tim plays. He’s shown that over the years winning a couple of titles here. The ball does stay quite low which will suit his serve-and-volley and chip-and-charge tactics.
“From Andy’s point of view, you’ve got to remember it’s still only his ninth ATP Tour event and it’s still very much a learning process for him at this level.”
