Quarter-final result:

R NADAL (Spa) v L HEWITT (Aus)

6-3 3-6

Nadal retires injured.

Highlights: Henman and Hewitt progress

Interview: Lleyton Hewitt

Game-by-game updates:

Third set:

With a shake of the head, Nadal retires injured, much to the crowd's disappointment. His injured shoulder is too much for him. Lleyton Hewitt will play now Tim Henman in the semi-final.

Nadal 6-3 3-6 Hewitt
It's never easy for Hewitt on his own serve, but despite more Nadal fireworks he holds on to level up.

Nadal 6-3 3-5 Hewitt
Now we're cooking. Nadal produces his best shot of the match - the cheekiest of drop-shots from behind the baseline - to save another set point, and takes the game with a backhand that just nibbles the back line.

Nadal 6-3 2-5 Hewitt
One break back for Nadal, thanks to a Hewitt netted forehand and an exquisite forehand pass. Although Nadal is still mis-firing, the power of his occasional winners is extraordinary.

"Look at Nadal's left arm - it's huge. It looks like someone has glued a leg there instead."BBC commentator Andrew Castle.

Nadal 6-3 1-5 Hewitt
Nadal is now the one making mistakes. Hewitt wins his fifth game on the bounce and is closing in on the second set.

Nadal 6-3 1-4 Hewitt
Hewitt sees a little sliver of a chance, and that's all he needs. Nadal calls for the trainers and gets a massage on his left shoulder. The shirt comes off, and half the spectators catch their breath.

Nadal 6-3 1-3 Hewitt
Hewitt sets up two break points. Nadal aces the first, and then Hewitt breaks a string trying to put away the second. Nadal misses by a whisker with a cross-court pass, and then goes long to give Hewitt the break. The Aussie lets out a rebel yell and clenches his fist.

Nadal 6-3 1-2 Hewitt
Steady as she goes in this second set. Neither player has got close to that all-important break yet.

"I never thought I'd feel sorry for Hewitt, but I do."BBC commentator Andrew Castle.

Nadal 6-3 1-1 Hewitt
Nadal is showing little sign of tiredness despite his non-stop schedule. Hewitt is moving him around the court but Nadal looks like he could run all day.

Nadal 6-3 0-1 Hewitt
Better from Hewitt. His serving remains solid - but now he has to make a dent in Nadal's.

First set:

Nadal 6-3 Hewitt
Easy as pie - Nadal holds to love to take the first set. It must be depressing for Hewitt - he used to be the one winning at Queen's at a canter, but now the sweatband is on the other wrist.

"Nadal has forgotten how to lose. He could play on Mars and he'd still win."BBC commentator Andrew Castle.

Nadal 5-3 Hewitt
Hewitt keeps the set alive - just - but the crowd are firmly on Nadal's side. One forehand pass from the French Open champion is clocked at 100mph - and this from a man who supposedly can't play on grass...

Nadal 5-2 Hewitt
Hewitt battles away in classic Hewitt fashion, chasing everything and counter-punching. But Nadal has taken that blueprint and improved on it.

Nadal 4-2 Hewitt
At least Hewitt's first serve is working - his percentage is around the 75% mark. Nadal's at less than 50% - which says something about the strength of the rest of his game.

Nadal 4-1 Hewitt
Nadal keeps his foot down and extends his lead. Hewitt is mis-firing at the moment and needs to stop the rot soon.

"Nadal is the ball-girls' favourite, and you can see what they like - muscles, bandana, pantaloons."BBC commentator Andrew Castle.

Nadal 3-1 Hewitt
A dodgy line-call against Hewitt sets up a break for Nadal, and he's not going to let that opportunity go. Hewitt is seething under his back-to-front baseball cap. His wife, actress Bec Cartwright, watches on impassively from the stands.

"Nice engagement and wedding ring combo from Cartwright there."BBC commentator Andrew Castle.

Nadal 2-1 Hewitt
Nadal holds under pressure. He's taking his service games as slowly as he can, but the tactics are questionable at best - Hewitt has had five break points already.

Nadal 1-1 Hewitt
Impressive reply from Hewitt - he holds to love, with the assitance of two howitzer aces.

Nadal 1-0 Hewitt
First blood to the young Spaniard. He's already whipping those trademark groundstrokes from way behind the baseline. Umpire Gerry Armstrong had a little pre-match chat with both players and asked them to keep pace up between service points. Nadal wasn't best pleased.

Temperatures are rising in west London - both the Spaniard and the Aussie should feel totally at home.

Nadal struggled to a 2-6 7-6 7-6 victory over compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the previous round, while Hewitt has won the Stella Artois title three times.

But can the French Open champion and undisputed king of clay begin to find his feet on grass?