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Article: Rafael Nadal Still Standing at French Open

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JEROME PUGMIRE, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
05-30-2005
Dateline: PARIS


Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts as he defeats France's Sebastien Grosjean in their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Monday May 30, 2005 in Paris. Nadal won 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. ( AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Even as three top men's players tumbled Monday at the French Open, teen phenom Rafael Nadal kept cruising. Australian Open champion Marat Safin, defending French Open champ Gaston Gaudio and last year's runner-up, Guillermo Coria, all lost in the fourth round. Nadal moved on to the quarterfinals, one step from a possible clash with top-seeded Roger Federer.

Safin, who also ...

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