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Rafael Nadal races into French Open fourth round with one-sided win

Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal produced a brilliant display to beat Nikoloz Bashashvili 6-0 6-1 6-0.

The fourth seed needed only 90 minutes to see off the Georgian and secure his place in the fourth round in Paris.

Nadal, 31 on Saturday, has now won 98 of 100 matches he has played in best-of-five clay-court matches.

The Spaniard is bidding to become the first player in the Open era - and only the second in history - to win 10 titles at any Grand Slam event.

Margaret Court is the only player in history to have won 10 or more titles at one Grand Slam event, winning the Australian Open on 11 occasions between 1960 and 1973.