Henman hopes still alive

Davidoff Swiss Indoor tournament

Tim Henman (GB) beat Anthony Dupuis (Fra) 6-4 6-1

Tim Henman gave a confident performance to overpower Dupuis

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St Petersburg Open

Greg Rusedski (GB) beat Andrei Stoliarov (Rus) 6-1 6-4

After two successive first round defeats Greg Rusedski coasted through in just over an hour

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National Championships

Lee Childs beat Simon Dickson 6-1 6-4

Defending champion 19-year-old Lee Childs hopes to retain the title as Tim Heman did in 1997

Jamie Delgado beat Nick Weal 6-4 2-6 6-4

Delgado won the championships in 1999 and is keen to improve his current mediocre form

Julie Pullin beat Carly Homewood 6-2 6-3

British number one Julie Pullin made steady progress in her defence of the National title