Murray, who lost against Djokovic in the Roland Garros final a year ago, won 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1 in 2hr 39min to book a place in the semi-finals on Friday against Stan Wawrinka, who breezed past Marin Cilic in 1hr 40min.
Andy Murray rebounded strongly to beat Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
Murray's clash with Wawrinka is a repeat of the 2016 semi-final in Paris, which the Brit won in four sets.
This match is a toss-up in my eyes, as Wawrinka does have the edge on clay and is playing better tennis overall, but it's tough to bet against Murray and that defense. "I'm happy to be into the semi-finals again, it's not always been easy for me, but the past few years have been great".
Twelve months after becoming the first man in 47 years to hold all four grand slam titles, Djokovic exited with a 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 6-0 loss to Thiem, while Nadal moved into a 10th French Open semi-final after Pablo Carreno Busta retired with an abdominal problem trailing 6-2 2-0.
World No.1 Andy Murray says he will have to improve if he is to defeat Stan Wawrinka in the French Open semi-finals tonight.
Having already received a time violation early in the opening set, Murray was penalised a first serve. I think Stan had played really well.
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He can also be extremely resilient as he showed in almost beating Murray from two sets down in Davis Cup last March and especially in his quarter-final victory over the Scot at the US Open nine months ago.
"Obviously now I beat Novak".
Last year, Murray prevailed on four sets but the Briton has been struggling to find his A-game this season.
"And I was still feeling a little bit like that at the beginning of the tournament, the first match". They worked their way to the tie-break - probably one of the worst shootouts either of them has played.
None of the women left at the French Open have won a Grand Slam title, while Garcia and Svitolina have never before reached the semifinals of a major.
On his part, Swiss third seed Wawrinka had set up another Paris semi-final with Murray after breezing past seventh seed Cilic in the last eight.
"For sure, no one expected Djokovic [to lose] 6-love in the third set", he added. "I should, you know, maintain the level like I did in the first set", the eighth-seeded Japanese player said. "Once I got a better rhythm, I was able to keep him away from the baseline and that made a big difference". I came in playing garbage. "Sorry that I don't remember much". The Japanese star recovered from a terrible start to beat veteran Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 in the French Open fourth round to reach a seventh Grand Slam quarter-final. I was rushing a little bit in long rallies.
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