Agassi to face Henman on grasscourt return

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) American Andre Agassi faces a difficult first round match against Britain's Tim Henman at the Stella Artois Championships next week.

The 36-year-old Las Vegan has not played since March due to an ongoing back injury but is hoping to use the grasscourt event at Queen's Club in west London to get ready for Wimbledon which starts on June 26.

Henman, four times a losing Wimbledon semi-finalist and three times a runner-up at Queen's, will offer Agassi a testing return to action.

Agassi skipped the French Open in order to prepare for what many expect to be a farewell appearance at the grasscourt grand slam which he won in 1992.

The 2005 US Open runner-up last played at the Indian Wells Masters in March, where he lost to German Tommy Haas in the third round.

World number two Rafael Nadal, who faces Roger Federer in tomorrow's French Open final, has a bye into round two at Queen's together with US defending champion Andy Roddick and former winner Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.

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