Third seed Novak Djokovic made short work of home favourite Paul-Henri Mathieu to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.

The Serbian broke once in the first set and saved four break points in the second on his way to a 6-4 6-3 6-4 win.

Djokovic goes on to face Ernests Gulbis, the only Latvian ever to play in a Grand Slam.

The highly-rated 19-year-old was rarely troubled en route to a 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 win over France's Michael Llodra.

Reigning champion Rafael Nadal is scheduled to face fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco later on Sunday.