Henman Cruises Past Safin
Tim Henman joined Greg rusedski in the Nasdaq-100 second round with a fine 6-3 6-3 win over Marat Safin.
Former world number one Safin looked rusty against Henman, dropping his serve early in the first set before recovering, only to let the British number three run away with the opener.
A break in the fifth game of the second set confirmed Henman’s dominance and he held serve thereafter, pinching another game against the Safin serve.
He now faces 13th seed Australian LLeyton Hewitt in the second round.
