Oxfordshire Tim Henman booked a last-eight date with his nemesis Dmitry Tursunov after cruising into his first ATP Tour quarter-final for four months at Queen's Club.

The 31-year-old British No 3, who lives at Aston Tirrold, near Didcot, has bad recent memories of Tursunov, having been knocked out of three of the last four Grand Slams by the Russian most recently in the second round of the French Open.

But Henman insists he has nothing to fear from today's clash, and is bulging with renewed confidence after sweeping aside the challenge of world No 78 Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-4.

Henman said: "It doesn't really bother me because I will do as good a job as I can do and if I play the way I have been I think I have got a good chance of beating him.

"There are a lot of guys I have beaten time and time again and Tursunov is not one of them but hopefully I will turn it around now I am playing him again.

"To be playing as well as I have and to be feeling comfortable out on the court is fantastic."