Svetlana Kuznetsova returns to Court One to finish off her match against Victoria Azarenka with little fuss

Kaia Kanepi becomes the first Estonian woman to reach a Paris quarter-final by beating Petra Kvitova 6-3 3-6 6-1

Spanish fans get in the mood ahead of Rafael Nadal's quarter-final against Nicolas Almagro

Second seed Ana Ivanovic does not make the smoothest of starts in her quarter-final against Patty Schnyder

But Schnyder soon finds it hard going against many people's favourite for the tournament

Ivanovic dominates in the end, racing through to a 6-3 6-2 win to secure a semi-final place

Novak Djokovic takes on Ernests Gulbis in the first of the men's quarter-finals

Djokovic finally takes the first set 7-5 after blowing 11 break point opportunities

And despite some fine play from youngster Gulbis, Djokovic goes through in straight sets in just over three hours

Rafael Nafal is straight into his stride against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro as he seeks his fourth consecutive French Open title

Almagro is sadly out of his depth and is left dazed and confused as he wins just two games in the first two sets

And Nadal cruises into the last four and a semi-final meeting with Djokovic with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 thrashing of his shell-shocked compatriot

With victory in the bag, Nadal enjoys a slice of birthday cake as he celebrates turning 22

Jelena Jankovic barely breaks sweat in beating Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 6-2 - she'll meet Ivanovic in the semis