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 PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal managed to make Lleyton Hewitt, the guy who gets to every ball, a bit of a bystander. Nadal made Hewitt, as fierce a competitor as there is, go quietly. For two sets in the French Open's fourth round Monday, Nadal made Hewitt, a past champion at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, look more like a guy making his Grand Slam debut.
Playing as well as he has at the tournament he's dominated lately, Nadal improved to 18-0 at Roland Garros and moved closer to a third consecutive French Open title by beating Hewitt 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (5) for a spot in the quarterfinals.
"Early on, he was sort of on his own," Hewitt acknowledged. "It was hard for me to press or do anything against him."
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