World No. 1 Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to equaling Bjorn Borg's record of six Roland Garros crowns after defeating No. 5 seed Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals Wednesday.

World No. 4 Andy Murray completed a comeback from two sets down for the fifth time in his career on Tuesday as he edged Viktor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 for a place in the Roland Garros quarter-finals.

Fourth seed Andy Murray reached the Roland Garros fourth round for the third straight year Saturday but was forced to overcome an ankle injury to beat Michael Berrer of Germany 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

After witnessing the toils of his rivals a day earlier at Roland Garros, World No. 3 Roger Federer sent out a strong message as he dismissed Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in a dominant display on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Friday.

World No. 4 Andy Murray did not have it all his own way on Philippe Chatrier Court on Thursday, but handled the difficult conditions well to grind out a 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-5 victory over Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli in the Roland Garros second round.

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 39-0 on the year after he beat Victor Hanescu on Wednesday to set up a third-round clash against Juan Martin del Potro at Roland Garros.