Brits' Growing Pains ; with Tim Henman Retired From the Davis Cup, the Next Generation of Our Players Are Facing Their First Big Test Tomorrow but the Omens Are Not Good. By Chris Jones

Evening Standard - London (March 03, 2005)

Author: Chris Jones

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THE dreaded moment when life without Tim Henman becomes a reality has dawned for British tennis.

Our Davis Cup team face Israel in a Euro-Africa Zone match in Tel Aviv tomorrow without the player who has given the nation a flattering stature in world tennis.

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Brits' Growing Pains ; with Tim Henman Retired From the Davis Cup, the Next Generation of Our Players Are Facing Their First Big Test Tomorrow but the Omens Are Not Good. By Chris Jones

Now that Henman has retired from cup tennis after 10 years carrying the flag alongside fellow thirtysomething Greg Rusedski, the cupboard is bare.

Rusedski is still on duty, with a world ranking of 46, but the rest of the team...

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