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June 21, 2005
Wimbledon 2005, Day 2
Tim Henman dug deep into his vast reserves of Wimbledon experience, coming to his senses in the nick of time to beat Finn Jarkko Nieminen 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and avoid a shattering first-round exit.
Henman refused to go out with a whimper, however, and the 30-year-old gradually found his feet, and his fight, to pull off an unlikely victory after three hours 31 minutes on the emotional rollercoaster.
"I was struggling with my form the whole match, that was the picture really," Henman said. "But you've got to keep fighting. Fight with what you've got on the day. I am proud of the way I managed to do that.
Wimbledon 2005: Complete coverage
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