Rafael Nadal strokes are always accompanied by lots of grunting, so the French Open must be more difficult than he makes it look.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts after beating Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, June 4, 2007.[AP]

Still unbeaten at Roland Garros, Nadal completed the men's quarterfinal field Monday by sweeping Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

The two-time defending champion is 18-0 lifetime in the tournament, which seems to be getting easier for him: For the first time, he reached the final eight without losing a set.

A potential showdown looms Sunday between the No. 2-seeded Nadal and top-ranked Roger Federer, who seeks his first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.

Nadal's opponent Wednesday will be fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya, the 1998 champion.

"I prefer to lose against him than against any other player, because he is a great friend," Nadal said. "He did a lot of things for me when I arrived on the men's circuit."

Moya declined to take credit for Nadal's dominance.

"I don't think he learned anything from me," Moya said. "And if he did, he did it much better than me."

The other quarterfinal Wednesday will be between No. 125-ranked Igor Andreev and No. 6-seeded Novak Djokovic.

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