Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Kei Nishikori v Dominic Thiem.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 NISHIKORI: A slightly tentative service game from Thiem, but he finds a brilliant first serve and that's good enough.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 5-7 5-4 NISHIKORI: That's a hold to love for Nishikori, but can Thiem now do the same to secure a place in the quarter-finals?

THIEM 6-2 6-0 5-7 5-3 NISHIKORI: A slightly late call hands Thiem the advantage, and Nishikori wipes his face and grits his teeth.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 5-7 4-3 NISHIKORI: And there's the fourth-set break for Dominic Thiem, who looks slightly bemused, as well he might seeing as Nishikori looks like an entirely different player than he was in the first two sets.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 5-7 NISHIKORI: How strange. Those first two sets were so, so easy for Thiem, but Nishikori hits back impressively to give himself a chance to take it the distance.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 3-3 NISHIKORI: Nishikori is keeping pace with Thiem in this third, wanting to extend his stay on Chatrier a little longer. All with serve.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 1-1 NISHIKORI: Nishikori is putting up a bit more of a battle but he's not going to make a breakthrough on the Austrian's serve.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 0-1 NISHIKORI: The Japanese player avoids the bagel at least in this third by holding serve.

Nishikori is practically standing still against the Thiem serve. 55 minutes gone there.

THIEM 6-2 6-0 NISHIKORI: Thiem holds to love to secure his bagel over Nishikori in the second set. At this rate Nishikori's pain will shortly be over.

THIEM 6-2 5-0 NISHIKORI: This is a bit painful now, and Nishikori must be wishing for the ground to swallow him up.

THIEM 6-2 4-0 NISHIKORI: This is relentless from Dominic Thiem.

THIEM 6-2 3-0 NISHIKORI: Epic third game of this second set, but Thiem eventually takes it. He's looking incredibly strong.

THIEM 6-2 2-0 NISHIKORI: A break of Nishikori's serve in the first game of the second set, and Thiem is showing just why he's viewed as a serious contender to Rafael Nadal's dominance on clay.

THIEM 6-2 NISHIKORI: That's impressive. A hold to love for the seventh seed and that's done in just over half an hour.

THIEM 5-2 NISHIKORI: Thiem is making very quick progress through this first set, breaking Nishikori once more to give himself the chance to serve this out promptly.

THIEM 3-1 NISHIKORI: Early break for Thiem, consolidated by his hold of serve, and he takes a quick edge in the first set.