Rafael Nadal swept into the last 16 at the US Open last night with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over France's Gilles Simon. The No 1 seed plays compatriot Feliciano Lopez for a place in the quarter-finals. Lopez won through when opponent Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine abandoned when losing 6-3, 4-0. Seeking to complete a career Grand Slam in New York as the youngest player ever to do so, Nadal scored straight-sets wins in his first two ties but worked hard. Nadal opened strongly, breaking in the third game on the way to stacking up a 3-1 lead and that was all he needed as he took the opener 6-4 in 47 minutes. Simon held his own against the eight-time Grand Slam winner until 3-3 in the second set, but the weight of Nadal's forehands took its toll on him and he conceded serve in the seventh game. "It was important not to lose without dropping a set," Nadal said.

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Rafael Nadal swept into the last 16 at the US Open last night with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over France's Gilles Simon.

Top seed Rafael Nadal smoothly through to US Open last 16

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