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WORLD No.1 Rafael Nadal swept past Fernando Gonzalez into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday, saying he had never played so well at Melbourne Park.
The No.1 seed, from Spain, dominated the 2007 finalist to win 6-3 6-2 6-4 and set up a meeting with Gilles Simon as he continues his bid for a first hard-court grand slam title.
Nadal, looking fit and revived after an extended off-season, has been in impeccable form, despite a slow start to the year, and he has not dropped a set en route to the last eight.
He said he was in better shape than last year, when he reached the semis for the first time before he was shocked by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
"Probably I am playing a little bit better than last year," he said.
"I'm not saying I'm going to be in the final or semi-finals. I think the feeling is a little bit better. But in the end the important thing is the result."
Nadal, capitalising on Gonzalez's four-hour marathon with Richard Gasquet on Saturday, raced through the first two sets in less than 40 minutes apiece, pushing the No.13 seed back to keep his giant forehand at bay.
Gonzalez mounted a brief revival in the third set, but Nadal hit back from 3-0 down and got the decisive break to lead 4-3 with a forehand into the corner.
"I am playing well, but you never know if it's going to be enough," Nadal said.
"So I hope to continue to play like this, and later we will see, because all the matches are very, very difficult.
"Today I had a very solid match from the baseline. I'm playing very good forehands, backhands and I'm improving as the tournament goes on.
"Maybe the only thing I can improve a little bit more for sure is the serve."
Gonzalez ousted Lleyton Hewitt in a five-set first-round match before Saturday's thrilling duel with Gasquet, when he took the 88-minute fifth set 12-10.
"Of course, I was tired," the Chilean said.
"But I don't think it's the reason. I was able to run. I was able to compete today. Maybe I didn't play my best tennis, but I can run."
Gonzalez, Instead, blamed the defeat on lost confidence.
"I didn't go to the net like I have to go against Rafael," he said.
"And when I went to the net, I lost a lot of confidence because I didn't finish the points like I normally would."
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