Tim Henman became the first Briton to reach the semi-finals of the French Open men's singles for more than 40 years this afternoon with a straight sets win over Juan Ignacio Chela.
The 29-year-old dominated the Argenine claycourt specialist throughout for a 6-2 6-4 6-4 victory over the 22nd seed.
"I'll settle for that," Henman smiled afterwards, reflecting on his achievement. "I think, as I've been banging on about for some time, it's about trying to play the right way.
"It's a good sense of achievement," said Henman. "But why stop here? I feel good about my game and I am feeling in good shape. I'm ready to come here on Friday and do it all again."
"I certainly felt I should have been doing better and still can...but if you said I was going to be in the semis of a slam, and it wasn't Wimbledon, I wouldn't have said here," added the British number one.
Seeded ninth here courtesy of his results on faster surfaces, Henman will meet another Argentine, Guillermo Coria, in the semi-finals.
The third seed beat former champion and fifth seed Carlos Moya 7-5 7-6 6-3 earlier today.
