from the BBC
Andy Murray signalled an impending shift at the top of British tennis by beating number one Tim Henman 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-4) at the Swiss Indoors.
The 18-year-old Scot had the better of a lacklustre Henman as he broke him twice to take the opener in Basel.
But Henman rallied, showing glimpses of his class as Murray faltered, and made the decisive break to level the match.
The tense contest had to be settled by a tie-break and Murray produced the best shots to claim a landmark win.
Murray made his intentions clear by totally dominating the opening set with an impressive array of shots.
The teenager broke Henman in the very first game as the British number one struggled to find his rhythm and range.
Things did not improve for Henman, who made 25 unforced errors to Murray's 11.
The more mistakes he made, the better Murray got and the Scot strolled to a one-set lead in 34 minutes.
The lifeless atmosphere inside a half-full St Jakobshalle can have done little to lift Henman but he certainly rallied in the second set.
The world number 28 went on the attack and, with the help of a lucky bounce off the net, he broke Murray at 3-1.
But after all his good work Henman could not consolidate, handing Murray the break straight back with some poor backhand errors.
The British pair swapped breaks again as the topsy-turvy match opened up into a contest.
This time a series of Murray mistakes handed Henman two break points and he seized the first to level at one-set all.
The decisive third set played out in a more sedate but scrappy fashion as both players survived threatened breaks of serve.
Murray slid to deuce in the 12th game but managed to force the tie-break after making Henman chase around the court.
The Scot took a 3-0 advantage as Henman was bamboozled by a bad bounce off the net.
And though Henman fought back, Murray held on to the momentum and sealed the win with a deft forehand.
Great News at last we have a half decent young tennis player!!
Andy Murray signalled an impending shift at the top of British tennis by beating number one Tim Henman 6-2 5-7 7-6 (7-4) at the Swiss Indoors.
The 18-year-old Scot had the better of a lacklustre Henman as he broke him twice to take the opener in Basel.
But Henman rallied, showing glimpses of his class as Murray faltered, and made the decisive break to level the match.
The tense contest had to be settled by a tie-break and Murray produced the best shots to claim a landmark win.
Murray made his intentions clear by totally dominating the opening set with an impressive array of shots.
The teenager broke Henman in the very first game as the British number one struggled to find his rhythm and range.
Things did not improve for Henman, who made 25 unforced errors to Murray's 11.
The more mistakes he made, the better Murray got and the Scot strolled to a one-set lead in 34 minutes.
The lifeless atmosphere inside a half-full St Jakobshalle can have done little to lift Henman but he certainly rallied in the second set.
The world number 28 went on the attack and, with the help of a lucky bounce off the net, he broke Murray at 3-1.
But after all his good work Henman could not consolidate, handing Murray the break straight back with some poor backhand errors.
The British pair swapped breaks again as the topsy-turvy match opened up into a contest.
This time a series of Murray mistakes handed Henman two break points and he seized the first to level at one-set all.
The decisive third set played out in a more sedate but scrappy fashion as both players survived threatened breaks of serve.
Murray slid to deuce in the 12th game but managed to force the tie-break after making Henman chase around the court.
The Scot took a 3-0 advantage as Henman was bamboozled by a bad bounce off the net.
And though Henman fought back, Murray held on to the momentum and sealed the win with a deft forehand.
Great News at last we have a half decent young tennis player!!
