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Wimbledon began with the usual script.  A delayed start due to the rain and Britains best hope for years of producing a champion dashed before they even started when Andy Murray withdrew due to his injured wrist.

They continued to follow the well worn pattern when Tim Henman got off to a good start against Carlos Moya and then had to go off due to rain.  When play resumed it became a typical Henman nail biter, going to a final fith set, with Henman keeping the partisan crowd on the edge of their seats.  Then surprisingly it went against script.  Henman won. Yes Henman won.  Instead of bowing to the pressure of the occasion he battled back from 4-2 down in the final set and typically needed 7 match points to win before taking that final set 13-11.

Could it be that when the pressure is off him to a certain degree - he is now ranked 78 in the World - that this will be his year?  A long shot I know, particularly with the awesome Federer looking to make it 50 straight wins on grass today.  But the draw has opened up for him and he is playing another Spaniard in the next round, who despite saying he “loves playing on grass” will not be looking forward to the clash.

What an irony it would be if he were to go all the way this year, when most, (myself included), expected him to fall at the first hurdle.  Time will tell but stranger things have happened - remember Goran’s year - he was a wild card entry and still managed to claw his way to the final and win.  Although of course he did get to play a certain Tim Henman in the semi-final…