French Open: Novak Djokovic goes past Rafael Nadal; Serena Williams drowns Sara Errani

Novak Djokovic went past his opponent Rafael Nadal at the Roland Garrod with ease on Wednesday. (Source: AP)

Djokovic handed Nadal his 2nd defeat in 11 years at the French Open. (Source: Reuters)

Djokovic defeated Nadal 7-5 6-3 6-1 to reach his 5th consecutive semi finals at the Roland Garros. (Source: Reuters)

Nadal's only previous defeat came in 2009 as he was knocked out by Robin Soderling. (Source: Reuters)

The Spaniard recovered to level from a 4-0 deficit in the first set, but still lost the opener. (Source: Reuters)

Earlier in the day, Serena Williams too made her way into the last -four with an impressive win. (Source: Reuters)

The twice Roland Garros champion set up a meeting with Swiss 23rd seed Timea Bacsinszky in the semis. (Source: Reuters)

American Williams hammered 39 winners in a one-sided encounter against the diminutive 17th seed Errani, a French Open runner-up in 2012. (Source: Reuters)