Relaxed Henman alert to Gonzalez's hopes of revenge
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Your support makes all the difference.Tim Henman will be bracing himself for a revenge mission from Fernando Gonzalez when the two meet again in Montreal.
It will be their second encounter in three days after the British number one saw off the Chilean 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington DC.
The Masters Series match in Canada is a chance to restore pride for Gonzalez but for Henman it is an opportunity to build on Sunday's success, coming in his first tournament since his quarter-final exit from Wimbledon.
But he expects his opponent to come back strongly and told www.timhenman.org: "It was never going to be easy. I think the conditions were probably the toughest we've had to play in.
"As I shook Fernando's hand, he said 'see you on Tuesday' because we play first round in Montreal. So he has his chance for revenge."
The win in Washington netted Henman 40 Champions Race points and followed impressive victories over Paradorn Srichaphan and Andy Roddick.
He now has 10 career singles titles to his name and the triumph in the US capital was his first since January 2002.
There was a flavour of Wimbledon about the match as rain forced the players off court for 86 minutes after just one game.
Henman, perhaps more accustomed to rain delays than his South American opponent, raced into a 4-0 lead when play resumed and after a shorter stoppage he closed out the set.
An early break of serve in the second proved enough to seal his success.
"I didn't arrive here until Sunday and it wasn't the ideal preparation, but it was just a question of getting acclimatised and getting used to these courts," Henman added.
"Obviously, with the result today, I've done it pretty well. He .125Gonzalez.375 is a great player. I know so many of these young guys coming up, and he's got such a strong game."
It is a game Henman will feel he knows intimately after tomorrow's encounter.
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