Rafa stays en course to defending his title as he wraps this match in style, with an ace! After a rather stiff first set, it was Nadal who kept the momentum and raised his game to not give Almagro any chance of a return. Though Almagro tried his level best, he was not able to match the Nadal power and had to give in to the south paw. Nadal moves into the semis and looks really good.

Nadal breaks finally. Almagro plays some good points, but makes some crucial errors again. Serves a double fault again, Nadal really looks unbeatable here at Roland Garros, Almagro played a really good match but will still probably lose in 3 sets, as Rafa prepares to serve for the match.

Another opportunity to break goes by, Nadal raises his game once more at break point, while Almagro is unable to curb his unforced error count.