French Open 2018, Day 11 highlights: Rafael Nadal drops first set in three years; Maria Sharapova suffers worst Slam loss since 2012

French Open headlines and top quotes on Thursday, the 11th day of the 2018 tournament: Headlines - 2016 champion Muguruza into second Paris semi-final - Sharapova suffers worst Slam loss in six years - Halep needs three sets to beat Kerber - Nadal drops first Paris set in three years - Rain then halts Rafa fightback [caption id=“attachment_4464955” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Maria Sharapova. AP[/caption] Who’s saying what “I think my answer to that is I don’t take those lists very seriously.” — Maria Sharapova on the Forbes list of top earning athletes showing not one single woman in the top 100. “I think she made everyone wait a little bit.” — Sharapova on Serena Williams’s decision to pull out of their last-16 match. “Does anyone have any earplugs for these ladies matches? Why do they not grunt in practise but in matches and especially big matches it is louder than a 747.” — Former British player Greg Rusedski @GregRusedski. “My head won it.” — Simona Halep on her three-set win over Angelique Kerber. Numbers up 5 - points won on own serve in second set by Sharapova against Muguruza 99 - unforced errors in the Halep v Kerber quarter-final