Rafael Nadal moved closer to a third straight French Open title Wednesday, beating 1998 champion Carlos Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Spaniard, who is 19-0 in his career at the French Open, has not dropped a set in the tournament this year. He next faces Novak Djokovic, who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by beating Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
“I feel good,” Nadal said. “I think I am progressing more as the tournament goes on. I feel a little better than last year.”
Nadal, who lost to top-ranked Roger Federer on clay in the Hamburg Masters final, says he thinks he has become a better all-around player over the last year.
“I’m feeling better on court, more comfortable,” said Nadal, who won the final eight games Wednesday. “I feel I can play a little bit different: more aggressive, defensive sometimes.”
Nadal is 3-1 against Djokovic. In the men’s other semifinal on Friday, Federer will try to improve to 9-0 against fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko.
