Murray's parting gift for Henman

Jamie Murray yesterday pledged to join forces with his brother Andy to offer Tim Henman the perfect retirement gift at Wimbledon.

Murray, who left the All England

Club as a Wimbledon champion

two months ago, returns to No 1

Court to play for Britain in the

Davis Cup tie against Croatia that

will be Henman's farewell appearance.

"Tim was an inspiration to me and

Andy, a role model, and we both

owe him so much," said Murray.

Henmania will grip Wimbledon

for one last time as No 1 Court's

11,200 seats have been sold for all

three days of the tie, beginning on

Friday, September 21.

"It's going to

be an emotional occasion and we

want to give Tim a great send-off

as British fans turn out to see him

for one more time," said Murray. "It's

no less than Tim deserves."

Murray, who won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with

Jelena Jankovic, is assured of a rapturous

reception when he plays in

the critical doubles rubber with

either his brother or Henman.

He has enjoyed a dream summer,

reaching the semi-finals of

the US Open with Liezel

Huber, in contrast to the

misery endured by Andy,

who has spent the past

four months recovering

from a wrist injury.

"The Davis Cup

tie can be the

highlight of

Andy's year," said Murray, who will join his

brother and Henman in mixed doubles championship with

Jelena Jankovic, is assured of a rapturous

reception when he plays in

the critical doubles rubber with

either his brother or Henman.

He has enjoyed a dream summer,

reaching the semi-finals of

the US Open with Liezel

Huber, in contrast to the

misery endured by Andy,

who has spent the past

four months recovering

from a wrist injury.

"The Davis Cup

tie can be the

highlight of

Andy's year,"

said Murray, who will

join his

brother and

Henman in the continuing

rise of

one of

his closest

friends on the circuit, Novak

Djokovic.

The Serb might have a

future in impersonations, but more

importantly he justified his rise into

the world's top three by reaching

his third straight Grand Slam semifinal

at the US Open,beating Carlos

Moya 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-1.

Popular on YouTube for his imitations

of players, and egged on by

the Flushing Meadows crowd,

Djokovic showed he had a talent

for more than tennis after he won

his quarter-final.

Dancing a little jig and preening

his hair, he did a dead-on rendition

of Maria Sharapova.Tugging at his

shorts, he nailed Rafael Nadal.

"Obviously, the people are looking

for that. They're looking for a good

tennis player and a player with a

lot of emotions and a lot of temperament

and personality," he said.

"My goal is to be No 1 player of the

world. I've been working for that all

my life. I'm just 20, so I have time."