US Open: Rafael Nadal drops just four games in one-sided rout

Rafael Nadal turned on the style to crush fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the quarter-finals of the US Open. Robredo had beaten Brit Dan Evans and 17-times grand slam champion Roger Federer en route to the last eight.  However he was completely blown away as Nadal stormed to a 6-0 6-2 6-2 victory. Robredo, who managed only one set in six previous meetings with Nadal, won only five points in a first set that lasted just 22 minutes.

There was a huge cheer from the night crowd on Arthur Ashe when Robredo finally won a game in the second set, but by that stage he was already 2-0 down.

Nadal has not had his serve broken all tournament and Robredo could not put him under any real pressure.

As soon as Nadal broke in the fifth game of the third set the match was as good as over, although to his credit Robredo did not stop fighting.

The victory took Nadal's record on hard courts this year to 20 wins and no defeats, and he will be a big favourite to defeat Richard Gasquet in the semi-finals.

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