Rain finally forced an early abandonment to play at the Wimbledon championships on Tuesday evening with Australian Mark Philippoussis and 1996 champion Richard Krajicek tied at two sets each in an absorbing match. After players and fans had battled the wet weather throughout the day, organisers called a halt to proceedings after the third suspension of play at 6.05pm following three hours 34 minutes on Court One.
They will return for the deciding set tomorrow, weather permitting, with a quarter-final meeting with Belgian Xavier Malisse the reward for the winner. Light rain throughout the morning meant that organisers delayed the start of play for two hours until 2.00pm.
After two earlier interruptions for rain, Krajicek, the Dutchman, managed to force the contest into a fifth set before the heavens opened again. Philippoussis had chances to win it but settled for a 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-7 scoreline.
4th Round scores:X Malisse (Bel x27) bt G Rusedski (Gbr x23) 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4Mark Philippoussis n/f Richard Krajicek 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-7
Filed by Shane Murray
