The world number one avoided the fate of Novak Djokovic - the man who beat Murray in the final at Roland Garros past year - who was accused of "tanking" in his defeat to Austria's Dominic Thiem earlier in the day, and the Scot will now face Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka in the last four.
Djokovic, who has won 12 grand slams, was trounced 7-6, 6-3, 6-0, which means for the first time in seven years the Serbian will be absent from the last-four tussles in Paris. Halep clinched the second set with a forehand victor and swept through the decider as Svitolina's spirit sagged, sealing victory with an ace. Last year's finalist could bounce back immediately after suffering two breaks in the third set, reports Xinhua news agency.
Murray hasn't played his best tennis in this tournament, but he finds ways to push through and has shown he doesn't have to play great to beat great competition.
Wawrinka has yet to drop a set in this year's tournament at Roland Garros and he hopes that stands him in good stead against the world number one.
"They are all obviously playing extremely well", said Murray.
McEnroe made the prediction after watching the world No 1 dispose of young Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive time.
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The eighth-seed shook off a disastrous first set to beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday. I don't even know if I won or lost.
All the men's quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday after the matches between Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta and Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem were rained off on Tuesday. "I think he's a very good umpire".
The Scot will now face the tournament's 2015 victor Wawrinka, who beat Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 6-1, in what is a repeat of last year's semi-final showdown which Murray won in four sets before losing to Novak Djokovic in the final.
Murray was the stronger player throughout this one, and the struggles he suffered in the buildup to this Grand Slam showdown now feel a long time ago, as he notched a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win.
"He's always a tough guy to play against". When I come on the court, I just know that I can do it.
Thiem had never beaten Djokovic in five previous matches, but the 23-year-old's game turned into a juggernaut as he dominated to deny the Serb a ninth Paris semifinal. "It was windy, so the timing was hard, but once I was able to get into a rhythm and keep him away from the baseline, that made the difference".
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