Seventh seed Tim Henman fell to Peruvian Luis Horna at the French Open on Wednesday. Horna proved too consistent throughout the three-hour ten-minute second round match, condemning the Briton to a 7-5 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-4 defeat on Court One at Roland Garros.
Henman had high hopes of emulating his 2004 semi-final performance at the Paris slam, but Horna proved too powerful during the baseline rallies.
The 30-year-old Brit soon found his serve-volley approach to be ineffective as Horna pierced holes in his net game.
Henman seemed distracted by the atmosphere at times and was once warned by the umpire for swearing. He also appeared to be suffering from a recurrent back problem but he insisted neither factor affected the outcome.
"It was really tight to begin with but he played really good tennis," he said.
"At a couple of key times, he hit some great returns and great passing shots. I certainly give him a lot of credit for the way he played.
"It's disappointing but I feel he played better than me and deserved it."
Horna, who had never progressed beyond the second round of a major championship before, will face either Victor Hanescu next. The Romanian defeated 31st-seeded Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 7-5 6-1 3-6 7-5.
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