Another veteran, South African Wayne Ferreira , booked his quarter-final spot with victory over big-serving Australian Mark Philippoussis .

BBC: Henman breezes through

Australian Mark Philippoussis was also upbeat after beating Spaniard Alex Corretja 5-7 6-4 7-6 on his return from a fourth knee operation.

BBC: Safin, Ferrero ease through

Australia, meanwhile, have been boosted by the news that Mark Philippoussis could be fit to play alongside world number one Lleyton Hewitt.

BBC: Britain wait on Rusedski

Seventh seed Ferreira, 31, showed the form which helped him beat second seed Sebastien Grosjean and fifth seed Mark Philippoussis in earlier rounds.

BBC: Ferreira stuns Hewitt

It quickly became clear that he must be a former tennis pro, and I waded over to my wife to tell her that we were staying in the same hotel as Mark Philippoussis.

BBC: Just the Tomic

"That's not Mark Philippoussis, " she scoffed.

BBC: Just the Tomic