Rafael Nadal will continue his quest for the French Open title with a fourth round matchup against Ivan Ljubicic

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Rafael Nadal was tested in his opening two matches in this year’s French Open, but snapped back into his best clay court form with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 drubbing of Antonio Veic in round three. The world No. 1 will be aiming to hold onto his place at the top of the rankings, and he’ll need to continue playing like this to aid his bid to stave off the threat of Novak Djokovic.

Nadal’s fourth round opponent will be the experienced Croat Ivan Ljubicic. Ljubicic excelled in week one of the competition, winning all of his three matches in straight sets. His opponents included No. 24 seed Sam Querrey and No. 16 seed Fernando Verdasco. Whilst he’s made a great start, he’s set for an uphill struggle against Nadal.

Nadal heads into this contest with a 6-2 match record against Ljubicic. Ljubicic recorded a win against Nadal last season at Indian Wells, but has never managed to overcome the Spaniard on clay. All three of the clay court matches between Nadal and Ljubicic ended in straight sets. Ljubicic will no doubt be striving to cause an upset on Monday, but Nadal is surely the favourite here.