Snooker: Hendry fights back at Crucible
The seven times a winner of the World Championship, trailed Zhang 9-7 last night and that was the point at which quitting the game crossed his mind. But he turned the match around to prevail 10-9 and secure his place in the second round.
Hendry had looked like making a humiliating first-round exit at the hands of a player who was not even born when he landed the first of his titles in Sheffield, in 1990, but now a clash with Masters champion Mark Selby awaits in the last 16.
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Hide Ad"At 9-7 down I had my retirement speeches ready. I felt it just summed up a dismal season.
"But something just clicked and I wish I knew how to do it because if I could produce it more often I'd be in contention to win tournaments."