Word: henman
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...Henman, that most English of tennis players, is lionized for being Wimbledon’s perpetual semi-finalist. That he has never reached the final—for goodness sake, this year he was even outperformed by David Nalbandian who, before the tournament, was known to no one except (perhaps) his mother—is viewed as irrelevant. Damn it, he’s English and his father has an impressive range of blue blazers. Which is what tennis is about after...