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Timber! Henman is finally toppled after five-set thriller

Tim Henman fought his way back from two sets down only to lose to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round at Wimbledon.

The British number two, who thrilled the Centre Court crowd on Monday with a breathtaking first round victory over Carlos Moya, could not repeat the feat despite pulling level after losing the first two sets on tie-breakers.

After comfortably winning the third and fourth sets 6-3 6-2, Lopez finished the stronger, breaking Heman twice in the fifth set to wrap up victory 6-1. The 25-year-old now faces France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the next round.

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