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Henman was not expected to get beyond the first round in New York The 32-year-old, who stunned Dmitry Tursunov in the first round, meets the Frenchman, 22, in Louis Armstrong Stadium from around 1900 BST.”I don’t think he’s too dissimilar from Tursunov,” said Henman, playing in his last Grand Slam event before retiring.”He’s a great athlete, serves big, hits the ball aggressively. But I think I’ll have a good chance.”Tsonga is enjoying the best season of his career and is

ranked 74th after winning two Challenger titles earlier this year and reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. 606: DEBATE How will Henman fare against Tsonga Henman, by contrast, has endured a nightmare season and his win over Tursunov was only his sixth of the year.However, his back injury, which played a big part in his decision to retire after next month’s Davis Cup tie against Croatia, appears to have settled down.”It’s good. I think after I lost in Cincinnati, I was probably hitting every other day, then just doing a lot of work in the gym,” he said.”That’s the best way for it to settle down. I felt great on the court. And I think it will be fine.”Once you start playing back to back, the work load increases, it can get sore. But I think I should be all right.”Henman and Tsonga is scheduled to meet in the third match in Louis Armstrong Stadium, following Novak Djokovic’s meeting with Radek Stepanek and a women’s match.