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| Henman climbs in world rankings | Henman climbs in world rankings |
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| Tim Henman has moved back into the top 40 in the world rankings following his appearance in the Japan Open final against Roger Federer on Sunday. | Tim Henman has moved back into the top 40 in the world rankings following his appearance in the Japan Open final against Roger Federer on Sunday. |
| The 32-year-old moved up 15 places to 40th despite losing in straight sets. | The 32-year-old moved up 15 places to 40th despite losing in straight sets. |
| Henman needs to secure a place in the top 32 to be sure of a seeding for the Australian Open in January. | Henman needs to secure a place in the top 32 to be sure of a seeding for the Australian Open in January. |
| He said: "There are plenty of positives for me to take from the trip as I've showed on the court what I've been feeling in practice for a while now." | He said: "There are plenty of positives for me to take from the trip as I've showed on the court what I've been feeling in practice for a while now." |
| Andy Murray's second-round defeat at the hands of Jiri Novak saw the Scot fall one place to 20th. | |
| Alex Bogdanovic moved up 27 places to a career-high 119th after reaching the final of the Mons Challenger in Belgium before losing in three sets to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia. | |
| Jamie Murray, Andy's brother, has become Britain's number one doubles player for the first time at a career-high 88 on the world list, overtaking James Auckland. |