Hello and welcome to LIVE text commentary of Andy Murray's French Open quarter-final clash with David Ferrer. The players are due on Lenglen for the warm up imminently.

Ferrer will serve first...

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Muzza leads 9-6 on the head-to-head, but Ferrer has a 4-0 record on Clay.

FACT: Murray, 28, has won all 14 clay-court matches he has played in 2015.

Murray has reached the last eight of a GS for the 17th straight tournament. It is an impressive achievement but one he accepts is overshadowed in his era by the exploits of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic. He said: "Unfortunately, I'm playing against guys that make some of the things I have done look pretty average because of how good they have been. But in terms of the history of the game, there are not loads of players that have been that consistent at these events. That's something that I look at and I'm very, very proud of."

LAST OUTINGS: Murray reached the last eight by defeating Jeremy Chardy 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 in two hours and 51 minutes, while Ferrer put Marin Cilic to the sword with an impressive 6-2 6-2 6-4.