Gamewatch: Henman v Golmard

Result: Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-1) Golmard

All the action as fifth seed Tim Henman beats Jerome Golmard of France in the US Open second round.

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Fourth set

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-1) Golmard
A stunning forehand winner gives Henman the first point against serve and the fifth seed never looks back, racing into a 6-1 lead before finishing it off with a winner.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-6 Golmard
Henman holds to love to take the fourth set into a tiebreak.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 5-6 Golmard
Henman threatens at 15-30 but he misses a volley and Golmard earns himself at least a tiebreak in this set.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 5-5 Golmard
Henman is in trouble at 15-30 but delivers an ace to level proceedings. Golmard unleases another outrageous forehand return to force deuce - but Henman hangs on.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 4-5 Golmard
Golmard hits both lines with a remarkable passing shot on a point which would have given Henman an opportunity to break. Henman must shrug off the frustration to hold in the next game or he will face a fifth set.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 4-4 Golmard
Henman holds to 30, but Golmard continues to threaten despite the apparent injury.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 3-4 Golmard
Golmard holds on, but he is still looking troubled by his back injury.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 3-3 Golmard
Henman appears to be back in a rhythm now - while Golmard's head has dropped. Can the Briton press home the advantage?

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 2-3 Golmard
Henman goes on the attack, punching away two volleys to move to 0-30. Golmard nets two routine groundstrokes to gift the break-back to his opponent.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 1-3 Golmard
Henman gets back on track with a comfortable service game and must now concentrate on recovering the break.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 0-3 Golmard
Golmard screams with delight as he moves to 40-0 with an ace and he produces another to heap more pressure on Henman.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 0-2 Golmard
Henman is in trouble now after another sloppy game. He must rediscover the form he showed in the first two and a half sets if he is not to face an agonising fifth set.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 0-1 Golmard
Golmard takes a three-minute medical time-out for treatment on his back and begins the fourth set sluggishly. He saves a break point and holds with a backhand winner.

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Third set

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-6 Golmard
Sloppy play from Henman hands his opponent a set point. Golmard grabs himself a lifeline in this match when his forehand pass clips the net and deceives Henman.

Henman 6-2 6-4 4-5 Golmard
Suddenly, Golmard is all at sea and cannot find a first serve. Henman takes full advantage to break back to love.

Henman 6-2 6-4 3-5 Golmard
Henman moves into a 40-0 lead but Golmard unleashes a fierce forehand cross court to stay in the game. Henman responds with a double fault and a backhand error and it goes to deuce. The fifth seed holds - but it is far from easy.

Henman 6-2 6-4 2-5 Golmard
Golmard is suddenly a game away from the third set. Henman will have to act quickly if he wants to end the match in three sets.

Henman 6-2 6-4 2-4 Golmard
Henman finds himself in trouble at 15-40. He saves both break points - but Golmard earns another and Henman dumps an attempted volley into the net.

Henman 6-2 6-4 2-3 Golmard
A double fault by the Frenchman and a deft Henman volley sets up two break points but Golmard saves both with two exquisite shots, the second of which Henman acknowledges. A third is saved with a big second serve and he holds when a Henman backhand finds the net.

Henman 6-2 6-4 2-2 Golmard
Henman uses a couple of wide serves to save comfortably.

Henman 6-2 6-4 1-2 Golmard
Henman works hard to take Golmard to two deuces but puts a forehand into the net on break point and the Frenchman goes on to hold.

Henman 6-2 6-4 1-1 Golmard
An impressive reaction from the Briton, who sends down three successive aces and win to 15.

Henman 6-2 6-4 0-1 Golmard
An early overuled line call disturbs Henman on the first point and he sends two shots long before Golmard wins the game with an ace.

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Second set

Henman 6-2 6-4 Golmard
A failed attempt at a drop volley leaves Henman 0-30 down but an unreturnable first serve and a forehand winner draw him level. Golmard saves one set point with a fizzing forehand winner off the return but he is helpless on a second and now has a mountain to climb.

Henman 6-2 5-4 Golmard
Henman scampers across the court and produces a superb backhand pass to give him break point. He takes the opportunity and will serve for a two-set lead.

Henman 6-2 4-4 Golmard
Golmard fires a forehand return down the line - but he is already 40-0 down and Henman takes the game on the next point.

Henman 6-2 3-4 Golmard
Henman knows he faces a battle for this second set now as Golmard holds comfortably.

Henman 6-2 3-3 Golmard
The match is warming up now, with both players producing some stunning shots. Henman holds to 30.

Henman 6-2 2-3 Golmard
Henman earns himself a break point but cannot take it - and Golmard will be hugely encouraged by the latest turn of events.

Henman 6-2 2-2 Golmard
Henman allows his focus to slip and faces his first break point of the match. Golmard grabs the opportunity to put the brakes on Henman's charge.

Henman 6-2 2-1 Golmard
It's all to easy for Henman who breaks the vulnerable Golmard serve again.

Henman 6-2 1-1 Golmard
Golmard is struggling to deal with the Henman serve and can make no impression.

Henman 6-2 0-1 Golmard
Golmard comes through his opening service game.

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First set

Henman 6-2 Golmard
Golmard goes down fighting with a forehand winner on the first point but Henman stays calm to pocket the first set.

Henman 5-2 Golmard
Golmard is watching the first set slip away - two straight double faults handing Henman the double-break.

Henman 4-2 Golmard
Henman delivers his third double fault of the match but he is already 40-0 up and it does not stop him opening up a two-game lead once more.

Henman 3-2 Golmard
Henman begins well with a superb passing shot but Golmard digs deep to avoid going down a double break.

Henman 3-1 Golmard
Henman holds comfortably to consolidate his break - and there are few signs so far of the back injury which almost forced him to pull out of the tournament.

Henman 2-1 Golmard
Henman attacks the Golmard second serve and finds himself with a 40-0 advantage. He takes the third opportunity to break with a well-timed advance to the net.

Henman 1-1 Golmard
Golmard fires out a warning with a sizzling forehand return on the first point and a double fault leaves Henman 0-30 down. Another astonishing forehand takes Golmard to deuce but the Briton survives.

Henman 0-1 Golmard
Golmard elects to serve first. It proves to be a wise decision as a sluggish Henman struggles to get his racket on the Frenchman's serve and Golmard holds to 15.