Henman prepares for grass

"We have not yet decided upon an opponent, but it will be Tim's only match before Wimbledon begins.

"Henman's French Open heroics were forgotten in 114 tortuous minutes on Wednesday as he was beaten in his first match at the Stella Artois Championships. Given a bye in the first round at Queen's Club, the four-times Wimbledon semi-finalist lost 6-2 3-6 7-6 to Karol Beck - a Slovak who had never before beaten a top 10 player.

Henman, who became the first British man in 41 years to reach the French Open semi-finals last week, said he was unconcerned about the defeat but on Friday decided to play at the Boodle and Dunthorne Champions Challenge.

The event features eight players who are each scheduled to play three matches over four days. Henman will not take part in the round-robin format, but will play a one-off match on Thursday.

Players involved in the round-robin include former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, last year's runner-up Mark Philippoussis and former world number one Carlos Moya.

U.S. Open champion and a favourite for the Wimbledon title this year Andy Roddick will, like Henman, play an exhibition match. The event takes place over June 16-19.