The second set also looked like going to a tie-break but at 6-5 Novak broke Henman to claim a semi-final berth.
But after the break it was the Koreans who dominated as Lee Dong-Gook broke the deadlock in the 65th minute.
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But Sharapova regrouped in the second set and though Zheng battled back from a break down to draw level at 4-4, the Russian broke again to take the match into a decider, which she won comfortably.
The Swiss was pegged back but broke again for 6-5 and saved four break points before finally sealing victory.
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But he broke straight back, and then crucially took his third break-point in the ninth game to serve for the match.
Chants of "Nole, Nole" broke out as Djokovic saved two break points and held for 2-1.
In the second set, Tipsarevic again hit back from a break down to take a 4-3 lead, but the British number one broke serve at 5-5 and held for victory.
Radwanska broke back for 3-3, and Baltacha failed to convert a break-point chance for 5-5.
Things warmed up after the break, as Carvill broke through the Newport rearguard on 51 minutes to convert a one-on-one against goalkeeper Ovendale.
But the 21-year-old Serb broke once to take the first set and then recorded an early break in the second.
England took control after the break, but they were unable to create clear-cut chances and paid the price when Thomis broke clear to score France's second goal in the 72nd minute.
His goal broke a 1-1 deadlock and showcased the skill set that prompted Liverpool to break the bank for his services in the first place.
Although Hewitt managed to break back in the eighth game of the third set, the 15-time Grand Slam champion simply broke again before closing out the win.
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His attacking style had given Murray problems from the start and, after saving four break points in game two, he broke serve in the following game and moved impressively to 5-2 with six aces and 20 winners.
That all but broke his opponent's resistance and, although there were more flashing forehand winners to come from the Serb, Nadal broke again to lead 2-1 in the fourth and got the double-break when a tired Djokovic was broken to love two games later.
Murray broke again at the start of the second, and a further break gave him a 3-0 lead.
She broke early in the second set but was pegged back before coming through the tie-break to set up a meeting with another home player Robin Anderson in the last 16.
The visitors looked dangerous on the break through Bent and Robbie Keane, but it was a set-piece that undid the Gunners as Dunne broke the deadlock with a goal made in Dublin.
The second set was a lot closer as Kafelnikov twice broke the Hewitt serve - only to drop his own twice more to force the tie-break.
The Chelsea striker, who broke his arm on 4 June, came on after the break to huge cheers from the far-from-capacity Port Elizabeth crowd, but he had limited chance to make an impact on the game.
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