Nadal flawless against Gasquet

Half-way to a “golden set” – 24 unanswered points – the crowd gave a huge roar when Nadal shanked a forehand, allowing their long-time hope his first point of the match at 0-3. It did little to stem the flow of games though as Nadal romped to 4-0 in just 13 minutes, passing the Frenchman stranded at net. Gasquet’s coach and former Davis Cup teammate, Fabrice Santoro, nodded his encouragement as his charge finally ended his horror start.