Djokovic, Nadal near quarter final duel

Paris 

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal moved to within one win of a French Open quarter-final blockbuster Saturday as the sport's next generation endured a Grand Slam reality check.

World number one and top seed Djokovic reached the last-16 for the sixth straight year with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over 19-year-old Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Defending champion Nadal, chasing a 10th title in Paris, brushed aside Russian world number 120 Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Third-seeded Andy Murray, twice a semi-finalist, was also untroubled as he cruised to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Kokkinakis's 20-year-old compatriot Nick Kyrgios.

It was a chastening day for the sport's youngsters at Roland Garros with Kokkinakis and Kyrgios joined at the exit door by 18-year-old Croatian Borna Coric, defeated by Amercia's Jack Sock, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.Djokovic, bidding for a first Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam, will face French 20th seed Richard Gasquet for a quarter-final place.

Gasquet, one of five Frenchman to make the last-16, saw off 15th seed Kevin Anderson 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, 6-4 despite the South African hitting 22 aces and 62 winners.

Djokovic fired 34 winners and didn't face a single break point in his one-hour, 49-minute win over highly-rated wildcard Kokkinakis.

"Thanasi has a lot of talent and strength. He is still a teenager and he has plenty of time to do great things," said Djokovic after winning his 25th successive match this season.

"I hope he does as he has a lot of qualities."

Nine-time champion Nadal reached the fourth round courtesy of eight breaks of the Kuznetsov serve.

Nadal will tackle unseeded Sock who, at 22, became the youngest American man to make the last-16 since Pete Sampras in 1993.