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

BBC: Henman breezes through

Wayne Ferreira and Max Mirnyi , the top two seeds, were both defeated in the Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide on Wednesday.

BBC: Costa crashes out

It was an ace that carried the day for Henman, who will now face South African Wayne Ferreira or fourth-seeded Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador.

BBC: Henman's Arizona Black-out

In Atlanta, 1996, the USA asserted their dominance on home ground, with Andre Agassi crushing Sergi Bruguera, although the Las Vegan went close to being defaulted for obscenities in his quarter-final with South Africa's Wayne Ferreira.

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