McEnroe vs. Cash, Henman vs. Enqvist On Finals Day In London
John McEnroe and Tim Henman both eased to victory on Saturday to book their places in their respective AEGON Tennis Masters finals on Sunday.
McEnroe beat former French Open finalist Henri Leconte 6-3 6-1 in a winner-take-all clash, meaning he will now face Pat Cash in Sunday's Legends final. In the evening session, Henman defeated ATP Champions Tour debutant Fabrice Santoro 6-4 6-4 in front of a capacity Royal Albert Hall crowd. The former British number one will now contest the singles final against Sweden's Thomas Enqvist.
"It's great to get through to the final here in London after losing my first match in the tournament," said McEnroe, who lost one of the best matches the Royal Albert Hall has seen against Cash in the round-robin stages. "I've played against Pat so many times before and we both play similar styles. The support I've had here has been great and I love playing here."
In a crowd pleasing spectacle, Henman and Santoro reminded us all why they were so popular during their ATP World Tour days with both playing attacking tennis at the net. The French magician, known for his unusual two-handed style, was finally broken in the tenth game of the second set.
"He's unique to face and we probably won't see another player like him again," the four-time Wimbledon semifinalist Henman said. "This surface is quick, it's good to come forward and play serve and volley tennis. We don't see it that much now so hopefully we entertained the people who came to watch."
Looking ahead to his opponent in Sunday's final, Henman has a 2-4 losing record against Enqvist, however the Brit did defeat the Swede 6-3 3-6 10-7 in the quarterfinals of last year's competition at the Royal Albert Hall.
"Thomas is playing really well and he is in good shape. I'm going to have my work cut again and I'm going to have to remember the good times when I played well against him! It will be a good match and I'm looking forward to the final."
Earlier on day four, Mark Philippoussis beat an injured Goran Ivanisevic 7-6 6-2 in Group B of the ATP Champions Tour singles competition.
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