COMPAQ GRAND SLAM CUP

December 3, 1996

Tim Henman

TIM HENMAN: Yeah. I was very pleased. I wanted to try to concentrate on my own serve. The first couple of games I thought were important, then I started to create a few opportunities on his serve and then I took them. Very pleased with the way I played.

TIM HENMAN: I hit with Courier yesterday for an hour and a half. That was the first time I played in two weeks. So, to come out and hit the ball as well as I did today was a big bonus. It was sort of a nice surprise for me.

TIM HENMAN: Don't get me wrong, I prefer to have the money than not have it, but it's not the reason why I play the game. I've always said it's more my hobby than my occupation. It is nice to play in a tournament like this where there are obviously huge amounts of money at stake, but I don't think the way I played today - it wasn't as if I was just focused on the money. I was just happy to get on with things. And, I'll be looking forward to playing the winner of Krajicek and Washington.