Nadal into last four

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 his fellow Spaniard 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.