Paris, Nov 01:Tim Henman was in stunning form once more as he saw off third seed and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer 7-6 7-5 6-1 at the Paris Masters. Henman, who beat Sebastien Grosjean and Gustavo Kuerten in previous rounds, will face world number one Andy Roddick on Saturday for a place in the final.
Federer wasted two set points at 6-5 in the first set and could not recover.

Henman took the first set after a thrilling tiebreak before racing through the second as Federer wilted.
I've never played with such consistency," Henman said.

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"I don't think I missed one volley and I hardly made any unforced errors on the baseline."

The Briton began the match tentatively but was jolted into action when Federer threatened to clinch the first set.

On the Swiss player's second set point, Henman charged back to reach a lob and managed to whip it back into court for a surprised Federer to send his reply wide.
Federer responded by going up a mini-break in the tiebreak but Henman refused to lie down and battled back to a 5-3 lead.
Bureau Report