Austrian seventh seed Dominic
Thiem reached the French Open semi-finals for the third successive year
with a straight-set win over an injured Alexander Zverev.
Thiem will meet Italian Marco Cecchinato in the last four after the world number 72 beat 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in four sets.
Zverev, 21, struggled with a hamstring injury from midway through the second set, needing treatment and heavy strapping before continuing.
But he cut a forlorn figure as Thiem triumphed in one hour and 50 minutes.
Zverev was bidding to become the first German man since Michael Stich in 1996 to reach a Roland Garros semi-final
Zverev and Thiem have long been identified as the two younger players most likely to threaten Rafael Nadal's dominance on clay.
Zverev is the leading player on the ATP Tour this year, having earned more ranking points and won more matches than anyone else.
Thiem's preparations for Roland Garros were boosted by winning a tour title in Lyon, moving him clear of Nadal as the leading man on clay - in terms of number of matches won - this year.
So it was a quarter-final greeted with much intrigue and excitement as both men looked to move a step closer to a potential first Grand Slam title.
Unfortunately the match-up was ruined as a contest when Zverev, playing his first Grand Slam quarter-final, pulled his left hamstring midway through the second set.
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