Tennis: Reigning champion Rafael Nadal easily got the better of close friend and fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya to stride into the semi-finals of the French Open. Nadal will play Novak Djokovic, the sixth seed, in the last four after easing to a 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory over Moya on Philippe Chatrier court.
The 21-year-old did not have to be at his best in sealing his 19th straight win at Roland Garros, but remains the only man not to drop a set this tournament.
Moya (30) is the regular practice partner of Nadal but even having the inside track on compatriot could not prevent it from being a one-sided match.
The 1998 champion fought valiantly in a close first set but made 17 errors as opposed to Nadal's nine.
Nadal broke in the fifth and seventh games, with a drop of service of his own coming in the sixth, and went on to take the opener on his first set point.
Moya wasted two break points in the second game of the second set, and then began to look demoralised after getting broken himself in the third game.
More errors crept into Moya's game as Nadal's nagging consistency and retrieval skills wore him down.
And the second set was taken at the second attempt by Nadal, as the beleaguered elder Spaniard was broken for the fourth time.
The third set, which lasted just 34 minutes, was a procession as Nadal stayed on course to become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win three successive Roland Garros titles.
Djokovic, the sixth seed, had earlier taken advantage of an error-strewn performance by Igor Andreev to book his place in the semi-finals.
The 20-year-old was the model of consistency as he claimed a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory over the unseeded Russian in just two hours and 12 minutes.
Andreev was the architect of his own downfall and often looked mystified at the amount of mistakes he was making.
He was broken in his first service game of each set, and four times in all.
The Serbian broke in the first and eighth games of the first set, before taking it when Andreev smashed a forehand into the bottom of the net on the first set point.
Djokovic needed just one break in the second set, that again coming in the first game.
Andreev was able to save one set point in the ninth and final game, but on the second, his forehand let him down again and Djokovic was on the brink of victory.
He established a 3-0 lead in the third set after breaking in the second game and held serve for the rest of the contest to progress to his first grand slam semi-final.
It is another success story for Serbia at this year's Roland Garros, with Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic having made it through to the last four in the women's singles.
Andreev admitted he was beaten by the better man, and was impressed by the standard of Djokovic's play.
"He's defending well, he's serving well on important points, he's returning well," the Russian said. "Mentally he's so strong for the age he is."
He added: "Matches like this will give me more experience and you're stronger for the future.
"It's the first time I have won four matches in a row (at a grand slam), and it takes a lot out of you physically."
The other semi-final will see Roger Federer, the world number one, take on fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko.