Hot Henman makes his mark

AFTER a week of luke-warm performances, Tim Henman turned up the heat yesterday to beat last year’s runner-up Mark Philippoussis and reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the eighth time.

A semi-finalist four times here, Henman has never reached the final. Once more he remains Britain’s last hope of a home men’s singles champion in 68 years and Philippoussis had presented a major obstacle.

Henman, however, was unfazed, producing masterful tennis in the first two sets before finally squeezing home 6-2 7-5 6-7 7-6.