World No.1 Novak Djokovic has crushed German Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets for a record 10th-straight quarter-final appearance at the French Open.
Djokovic, 32, faced resistance from his 45th-ranked opponent only early on, with Struff showing courage and firing several clean winners. But Djokovic broke for 5-3 and never looked back en route to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory in one hour and 33 minutes in light drizzle.
The top-seeded Serb, who is yet to drop a set, is the first to get 10-straight last-eight spots at Roland Garros and ties Roger Federer on a leading 13 quarter-finals overall at the tournament.
Djokovic is bidding to hold all four grand slam titles at the same time for the second time in his career, the first coming in 2015/16.
On Wednesday, Djokovic will face German fifth seed Alexander Zverev or Italian No.9 seed Fabio Fognini – the Monaco Masters winner.
Also on Monday, Japan’s Kei Nishikori resumed his fourth-round clash with local hope Benoit Paire and sealed an epic five-set win in just under four hours.
The seventh seed prevailed 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 7-5 to set up a daunting quarter-final showdown with titleholder and 11-time winner Rafael Nadal.
The Nishikori-Paire match had been suspended on Sunday due to bad light.