BEAUTY & THE BEST; WIMBLEDON: BRIT ONE STEP FROM THE FINAL.Byline: NEIL NEIL Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited NEIL Network Engineering and Integration Lab McLEMAN TIM HENMAN Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE (born September 6, 1974 in Oxford) is a former English tennis player. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. last night backed Andy Murray to achieve what he never could - reach the Wimbledon final and win the title. Cheered on by Kate Winslet <noinclude></noinclude> Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning English actress. and Miss Scotland, the world No.3 blazed through to the semi-finals for the first time with a 7-5 6-3 6-2 win over Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the French Open in 2003, and in September that year he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. . Afterwards Murray revealed that Sir Cliff Richard had also sent his support as the nation was swept by Murraymania. No British man has reached the final at Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938. But Henman, who made it to the semi-finals four times, insisted that Murray is the man to make history by beating Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is the top-ranked American player and fifth-ranked player in the world as of October 1, 2007. He finished sixth in the 2006 ATP Race. in their last-four showdown tomorrow. "It was such a complete performance - perfect in all areas," said the former British No. 1. "He played fantastically well. He is very difficult to beat and I really fancy his chances of winning." Three-time winner John McEnroe added: "He is a totally legitimate contender now. The last half hour of his match against Ferrero was A-plus. "At the end Andy was playing awesome tennis. My pick is still Roger Federer over Murray in the final. But could I see Andy winning it? Absolutely." To get to Sunday's final, Murray must first overcome the American No. 6 seed. "It's going to be a tough match but I feel I can win if I play well," said the Scot, who has a 6-2 record against Roddick. After getting support from the Queen and Sir Sean Connery, Murray said he had been given a hand-written note from Sir Cliff before his quarter-final victory. "It said: 'Well done for winning the other night. I really enjoyed the match. Good luck'," said the 22-year-old. "I don't have any of his records but my mum does." Oscar-winner Winslet and Miss Scotland Katharine Brown, a former schoolfriend of Andy's from Dunblane, added glamour to the Centre Court on a sweltering summer's day. "She was quite annoying to sit next to at school," Murray joked. "But it's good for tennis to get big stars coming to watch." CAPTION(S): HOTTING UP Murray is supported by beauty queens Nieve Jennings and Katharine Brown yesterday |
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