New York: Rafael Nadal breezed into the fourth round of the US Open with victory over Richard Gasquet. Four-time champion Nadal outclassed Richard with 6-0 6-1 7-5 scoreline.
He will face American Frances Tiafoe for a place in the quarter-finals.
Losing to Nadal is not something new for Gasquet as he currently has a 0-18 run against the former World No.1 in all competitions.
Nadal has now won 34 straight sets against Frenchman Gasquet.
Gasquet was able to finally win a game in the second set, much to the amusement of the crowd in attendance. However, Nadal quickly resumed his mauling and won the next five games to claim the second set as well and lead the match 2-0.
After that, it seemed like the former World No.1 had taken his foot off the pedal and the third set was a more even contest. Gasquet was able to level things up at 2-2, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
It took Nadal sometime to get back in the groove but the result was never in doubt as he wrapped things up 7-5 in the third set to progress to the next round.