Murray had never before played the unseeded Russian.

Having only made two unforced errors until that point, Murray threw in three in one game in blustery conditions, but broke again straight away as Khachanov showed his inexperience with a poor game of his own.

In his seventh Paris quarterfinal, Murray will face Japanese eighth seed Kei Nishikori who defeated 33-year-old Fernando Verdasco of Spain 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0.

"Kei is risky off both wings", Murray said.

The 25-year-old Halep will tackle Ukraine's fifth seed Elina Svitolina for a semi-final place.

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With no former champions left in the field, pregnant Serena Williams watching from the sidelines and Maria Sharapova not invited to compete, third seed Halep has a golden opportunity to break into the Grand Slam winner's circle. "I managed to push her back".

Third seed Warawinka, thrashed 15th seed France's Monfils 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 in the match on Monday.

20 of 24 — That was the run of points won by Svitolina to end her comeback victory after trailing 5-2 in the third set and serving at love-30.

Speaking on court after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win, Murray said he was grateful to tennis fans for turning up at major events in the wake of terrorist incidents in Europe.

The only break of serve in the opening set came in the sixth game. Thanks to the crowd for cheering me on. The first couple of rounds he was pleased that I got through them.

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Former Wimbledon victor Goran Ivanisevic has also been impressed by Murray's revival.

Garbine Muguruza did not take kindly to the way spectators pulled for her opponent - her French opponent, mind you - at the French Open.

In a late evening match played Sunday, defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the quarterfinals outclassing clay court specialist Alberto Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, 6-3.

"It was tough one today, but fought through and it's good to have one day off tomorrow and ready for next match".

"I couldn't do anything in the first set but I tried to play a little more heavy and a little more aggressive", he said. Add it all up, and it means that there will be a first-time major title victor at the end of the tournament. The only other was Rossana de los Rios in Paris 17 years ago.

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Mladenovic will face Bacsinszky next, and Wozniacki meets Ostapenko. He went on to win his first title in Chengdu, and this year, after a few first-round losses, his strong off-season training in Barcelona was beginning to pay off.