WINBLEDON, England -- Belgium's Xavier Malisse advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon by beating Britain's Greg Rusedski 6-4 in the final set of a match that had been suspended Monday evening at two sets apiece.

Malisse broke Rusedski for a 4-3 lead and served out the match three games later. After saving two break points, one with an ace, he converted on his second match point to close it out at 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Malisse jumped high in the air with his right arm extended, then dropped to his knees and bent his head down on the grass.

Malisse is the first Belgian man to advance this far at Wimbledon in the Open era.

Play started just over an hour late on Centre Court and Court 1 after a rain delay, the second straight day of wet weather.

Play was stopped at 7 p.m., leaving a men's match unfinished. Richard Krajicek, the last Wimbledon champion left in the tournament, and Mark Philippoussis split the first four sets -- all tiebreakers -- of a fourth-round match. They'll resume Wednesday.

Rusedski's defeat left Tim Henman as the last British player in the draw. No Briton has won the men's title since 1936.

The fourth-seeded Henman is having a much tougher time than expected so far.

Henman overcame an upset stomach, a 1-hour, 50-minute rain suspension and breaks of serve in the fourth and fifth sets Monday to advance to the quarterfinals with a five-set victory over 45th-ranked Michel Kratochvil.

Henman needed help from smelling salts, his opponent's 17 double faults and a boisterous crowd to scrape through 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

When Kratochvil missed a forehand return to end the 4:13 match, Henman raised his arms and gazed skyward -- more in relief than celebration.

"I don't know who kept me alive but the crowd can take a lot of credit,'' Henman said. "Because at two sets to one and 2-1 down in the fourth, I was out of there. I can't quite figure out how I won. I'm just so happy to still be alive.''

Henman, who reached the semifinals in three of the past four years, came in as the pre-tournament betting favorite. He carries immense national expectations in his quest to give Britain its first men's winner since Fred Perry 66 years ago.

Henman had a soft draw, with two qualifiers in the first two rounds. But he looked vulnerable at times in his second-round four-set win over Scott Draper and benefited from a dubious overrule in the third round against Wayne Ferreira, also in four sets.

On Wednesday, Henman will face 90th-ranked Brazilian Andre Sa -- who, along with Argentina's David Nalbandian and Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti, have put three South Americans in the quarters for the first time in the Open era.

After that, Henman most likely would face top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, the U.S. Open champion who hasn't dropped a set so far and is the strong title favorite now.