Tenth seed Tomas Berdych set up a Wimbledon last-eight match against Lucas Pouille by beating fellow Czech Jiri Vesely in five sets.
Berdych, who reached the final in 2010, won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, (10-8), 6-7, (9-11), 6-3.
Vesely, the world number 64, saved five match points on Monday before fading light stopped play.
However, Berdych gained the upper hand with a second break in the seventh game of the final set on his way to reaching his fourth Wimbledon quarter-final.
In the other Wimbledon men’s singles quarter-finals ties, Sam Querrey of the United States seeded 28th, will play Canada’s sixth seed Milos Raonic on Wednesday.
Roger Federer of Switzerland who is the third seed, will face the Croat Marin Cilic who is seeded ninth.
France’ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 12th seed, will face Great Britain’s Andy Murray seeded second for a place in the last four.
Wimbledon 2016: Men’s Quarter-Finals Set
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