Rafael Nadal thrashed Lleyton Hewitt in 3 straight sets in the French Open 4th round today. Nadal won the first 4 games of the match and was never looked back, maintaining his position as favourite for the Paris crown. Novak Djorkovic used his power to defeat Spaniar Fernando Verdasco again in straight sets 6-3 6-3 -7-6 and tournament suprise Igor Andreev defeated Cypriot number one Baghdatis in 4 sets. Andreev has been out of the game with several injuries in recent times however he showed he back to his best on the red clay of Roland Garros with a punishing display. After a slow start the Russian powered to a 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-4 victory to reach quarter finals for the first time. In the battle of the veterans, Carlos Moya rolled back the years to knock Jonas Bjorkman out of the tournament. The Swede could not cope with Moya's clay court skills and now will concentrate on his doubles with Max Mirnyi of Belarus, where they are one of the favourites for the top prize!.
Wednesday sees the ladies quarter finals take place. The match every one wants to see is Henin v S. Williams. The last time they met in Paris was in 2003 when Serena left the court in tears as the crowd supported Henin to victory. Serbians Jankovic and Ivanovic also play against Vaidisova and Kuznetsova respectively while the last match sees 2 Russians go head to head, with Maria Sharapova hoping to gain in form and defeat Chakvetadze for a place in the semis for the first time..
Watch this space
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