Nadal in last eight; Djokovic into semis

Five-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarterfinals on Monday with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 win over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic.

It was another low-key display by the top-seeded Spaniard against the veteran Ljubicic before he took his Paris record to 42 wins and just one loss.

Nadal, bidding for a sixth French Open title to take him level with Bjorn Borg's record, has looked a shadow of his usual powerful self in Paris, shaken by the super-charged form of Novak Djokovic.