Before British tennis fans gathered at Wimbledon each year on what is now referred to as “Murray Mound” to support Andy Murray, Aorangi Terrace was dubbed “Henman Hill” after former British No1 Tim Henman.

The ex-world No4, who turns 41 today, was Great Britain’s leading tennis star throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He carried the torch for British tennis until Murray came along and although he never won Wimbledon, he did make the semi-finals there four times, dazzling the crowd with his signature serve-and-volley style we crave so much on tour nowadays.

Henman, a winner of 11 singles titles including a Masters crown in Paris, also made the semi-finals at Roland Garros and the US Open in 2004. He won a silver medal in doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He retired in 2007 and is now a sportscaster.

1968: Saeed Anwar, Pakistani retired cricketer. Made 20 centuries in ODIs, more than any other Pakistani batsmen (47).

1973: Greg Rusedski, Canadian-born British former tennis player. Made the US Open final in 1997 (42).

1978: Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer. Captained Japan to win the 2011 Women’s World Cup (37).

1980: Samuel Peter, nicknamed “The Nigerian Nightmare”, is a former WBC heavyweight champion (35).