McEnroe: Henman on the march

By John McEnroe BBC Sport expert at Wimbledon

Tim Henman will be feeling good about himself after his second-round victory over Ivo Heuberger.

He would have walked off court feeling as confident as he has since getting to the French Open semi-finals.

He has got that strut back and he is going to be a whole lot tougher to beat now.

Henman was more like his old self

It was a slow start from Henman and Heuberger had his chances in the first set.

It would have made it a lot more interesting if he had managed to take that, but once Tim got that under his belt you could see the change in him.

He started a little bit tight but he built up a head of steam and by the end was playing with a lot more confidence and a lot more sure of himself.

The courts still seem a bit slower than usual and I would have thought they would have tried to quicken them up for the British guys.

My only question with Tim is that I don't think he should stand back at all on his first serve.

With the improvement of players' returns you can understand it sometimes on the second serve but not on the first.

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But Tim has not got a bad draw. Hicham Arazi is a great shot-maker but he will find it tougher on grass where he won't have the same time to produce his magic.

On grass Tim has a big edge and I think the schedule may help him too.

Mark Philippoussis, who he is likely to meet in the fourth round, had a tough match against Martin Verkerk and will have to come back on Saturday.

In terms of fitness and ability to bounce back quickly, I think Tim is better equipped than a big guy like Philippoussis.

John McEnroe was speaking on BBC television after Henman's victory.

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