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 PARIS (AP) - Friend or foe, mentor or up-and-comer, Rafael Nadal treats everyone on the other side of the net at the French Open with the same amount of courtesy: he beats them, soundly and quickly.
Carlos Moya, Nadal's pal and the 1998 champion at Roland Garros, was the 19th opponent for the kid with the clamdiggers at the clay-court Grand Slam — and the 19th to lose. Nadal overwhelmed Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 Wednesday in the quarterfinals to close in on a third consecutive French Open title.
Was that any way to treat a guy who took Nadal under his wing because both are from the island of Mallorca? A guy Nadal practices tennis with, plays video games with, hangs out with?
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