PARIS, June 1: Three-times champion Rafael Nadal pummelled fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco into a 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 submission to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday.
Verdasco was the fourth successive left-hander to take on the Mallorcan second seed but he suffered the same fate as all those who went before him, a straight-sets drubbing.
Nadal returned everything Verdasco could throw at him, usually with interest, to extend his perfect Roland Garros record to 25-0.
Aiming to become the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1981 to capture a fourth successive title here, the 21-year-old will finally get a chance to test his game against a right-hander when he takes on compatriot Nicolas Almagro next.
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