TIM Henman will have to improve on his showing against Jiri Novak and not let the World Cup interfere with his concentration when he faces qualifier David Nainkin in the next round after yesterday's 7-6, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2 win.
"I struggled with my concentration and I got distracted by the crowd," said the 12th seed from Oxfordshire.
"I think four or five times there was shouting in-between points about the football and it irritated me," he admitted.
"But it doesn't shake my confidence and I'll focus on the good points. A lot of the time I was serving pretty well and I came through a tough five-set match."
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