Henman faces challenge

Tim Henman will be taking nothing for granted when he opens his campaign in Rotterdam against Tommy Robredo tonight.

Henman has beaten the Spaniard on both their previous meetings. However, the British No1 accepts that his 22-year-old opponent is improving all the time.

Ahead of their clash in the ABM AMRO world tennis tournament, Henman said: 'The first time we played was in Basle four years ago in the first round and it was a relatively comfortable match for me.

'The second time was a couple of years ago in Indian Wells and it was a lot closer. He's a talentedplayer and he can adapt to most surfaces so he's always a threat and I expect nothing less this time around.

'I'm looking forward to getting out there and just concentrating on my gameplan. If I can execute well enough then I don't fear anybody indoors.'

Henman has reached the final three times at this tournament but believes the level of competition has never been tougher.