He can still win here, says Felgate

David Felgate, Tim Henman's former coach, yesterday backed the British No 1 to win Wimbledon in the future.

"Of course he can win it," Felgate said after watching Henman's defeat to Lleyton Hewitt. "Sampras says he can win it, Philippoussis says he can win it, Federer says he can win it, so he must have a chance."

Felgate, who coached Henman for most of his career until they parted company last year, added: "He is only 27, he's fit, of course he could – and he could also win the US Open. He has plenty of time to do it.

"Tim played a very good game, but Hewitt was superb. You could point to single shots and say he should have done this or that, made this volley or that shot. but tennis isn't like that. He was beaten by a better player on a day when Hewitt showed why he is the No 1 player in the world."