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French Open Day 11: Djokovic tops Nadal; Serena, Murray, Bacsinszky into semis

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Day 11 is in the books. Here's what you need to know:

Men's Quarterfinals

No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeats No. 6 Rafael Nadal - 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Andy Murray defeats No. 7 David Ferrer - 7-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1

Notes: Djokovic dethroned the "King of Clay" with a dominant straight-sets victory snapping a 39-match winning streak in Paris for Nadal. ... Djokovic becomes only the second player to beat Nadal at Roland Garros after Robin Soderling did it in the fourth round in 2009. ... With the loss, the nine-time French Open champion will drop to either No. 10 or No. 11 in the ATP rankings depending on whether Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wins his semifinal match against Stan Wawrinka. ... Djokovic will meet Murray, who also remains undefeated on clay this year, in the semis, after Murray beat 2013 Roland Garros finalist Ferrer. ... Murray lost in straight sets to Nadal in both of his previous trips to the French Open semis in 2011 and 2014.

Women's Quarterfinals

No. 1 Serena Williams defeats No. 17 Sara Errani 6-1, 6-3
No. 23 Timea Bacsinszky defeats Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4, 7-5

Notes: Williams advances as she seeks her 20th Grand Slam title, and remains undefeated against Errani in her career. ... It was Williams' first straight-sets victory in Paris since the first round. ... It will be the fourth career trip to the Roland Garros semifinals for the world No. 1, where she will face a first time Grand Slam semifinalist in Bacsinszky. ... The 23-seed Bacsinszky becomes the first Swiss woman to reach the final four at a major since Patty Schnyder at the 2004 Australian Open.

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