Henman run ends in Bangkok
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ByEurosport
Published 29/09/2006 at 14:44 GMT
Home hero Paradon Srichaphan has ended Tim Henman's run in the Thailand Open with a 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 6-7 (4-7) quarter-final victory. Veteran Henman had knocked out fellow Brits Andrew Murray and Alex Bogdanovic to reach the last eight.
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The 32-year-old looked in good shape when he edged the first set in a tie-break.
But the eighth-seeded Thai star broke in the fifth game of the second set and held on to level the match at one set-all.
Henman looked to be in the driving seat when he broke early in the final set to take a 5-2 lead, silencing the partisan home crowd in Bangkok.
But Srichaphan battled his way back in to the match, increasing the pressure and breaking back in the ninth game when Henman dumped a forehand in to the net.
At that point, the momentum was back with the home player, and although Henman managed to take the set to a tie-break, Srichaphan won the match with his first match-point.
Srichaphan will face either top-seed Ivan Ljubicic or American Robby Ginepri in the last four.
Earlier James Blake stepped up his fight for a place in November's season-ending Masters Cup with a 6-2 2-6 7-5 win over Jarkko Nieminen to reach the last four.
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