LONDON, July 5 - Rafael Nadal came back from two
sets down to beat Mikhail Youzhny 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 and reach
the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Thursday.
Nadal, the second seed and runner-up last year, will meet
Czech Tomas Berdych, the number seven seed, in the last eight
after taking just over three hours to overcome Youzhny.
The Russian 14th seed played near flawless tennis in the
opening two sets, finding the corners with precision and hitting
fine volleys at the net while Nadal struggled to settle after
his marathon match with Robin Soderling in the previous round.
The roles were reversed from the third set which Nadal raced
through in 27 minutes after which Youzhny needed courtside
treatment on his back.
Youzhny was then overwhelmed as the fired-up Spaniard took
the match with identical scores and times in the last two sets.