Nadal's the comeback kid

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The 21-year-old Spaniard was the last man to get past the third round and, for an hour and a half, looked like being the first to go out at the fourth-round stage after losing the first two sets to an inspired Mikhail Youzhny.

Packed off to the "champions' graveyard" just 24 hours after accusing the All England Club of not caring about its players, he almost got his comeuppance as Youzhny produced flawless tennis for the first two sets.

But the Russian 14th seed faded badly after needing treatment for a recurrence of a lower-back injury and Nadal seized on his opportunity to secure a 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory to set up a quarter-final with seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

After needing 92 hours to see off Robin Soderling in his last match, another long, drawn-out affair was the last thing the world number two needed as he attempts to reach a second successive final.

This one lasted a shade over three hours, a 100-metre sprint in comparison to his marathon with Soderling, and Nadal spent most of it brooding.