His 2001 Wimbledon semi-final against Goran Ivanisevic, when he was two sets to one up, and his 2002 Australian Open fourth-round defeat to Jonas Bjorkman, when the draw had opened up for Henman, are two of too many examples.

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The 2009 U.S. Open champion set up a third-round clash with Taiwan's world No. 79 Yen-Hsun Lu by beating Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic 6-4 7-5 6-3, continuing his career revival following longterm wrist injury.

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Another idea is to open up the licences to new bidders - effectively a modern version of an old-fashioned ITV franchise round.

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