Andy Murray has a habit of beating players at their home tournaments and he added another victim to his list after battling past Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in four sets to reach the last eight at Roland Garros on Monday.
The British No.1 has now won his last 26 matches against opponents in their own country - 12 in a row at the grand slams - with Chardy beaten 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2.
Next up for Murray is a quarterfinal against David Ferrer, who recorded his 40th career win at the French Open after dispatching US Open champion Marin Cilic in straight sets.
"He's a tough player with a big serve and hit some powerful shots," said Murray. "He made it difficult for me but I was more solid in the third and fourth sets.
"I felt like I played a good match. I was hitting the ball well, there were a lot of good rallies, and I needed to play well today.
"I had a lot of chances in the second set and he had one break point, which he obviously won. But, throughout the course of the match, I was creating many more opportunities than him.
"I just had to take my chances when they came and I did that in the third and fourth sets."
It was far from straightforward for Murray, with Chardy going a break up at one-set all before Murray turned things around to move towards victory.
By the fourth set, and at 4-1 down, Chardy looked to be out of the contest yet, with the help of a partisan crowd, he broke Murray again to threaten to take the match to a decider.
Murray, however, has been on good form during the clay-court swing and found the fight to earn a break once more, taking the opportunity to serve for victory with his third matchpoint.