Nadal sails into French Open last 16

Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal eased past Croatian qualifier Antonio Veicon 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to reach the last 16 at the French Open on Saturday.

It was the Spaniard's 41st win at Roland Garros against just the one defeat since he made his debut in 2005.

The world No. 1 will next face either compatriot Fernando Verdasco or Croatian Ivan Ljubicic.

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