Nadal beat Dutchman Thiemo deBakker 6-1 6-0 on Wednesday -- and the five-time champion dished out another clay-court masterclass to sweep past German Berrer by the same scoreline.
Home hopes were boosted by an easy straight sets win for seventh seed Andy Roddick over Thiemo deBakker of the Netherlands while in-form Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was taken to three sets before beating Albert Montanes of Spain, 4-6 6-3 6-3.
The eventual winner will play Thiemo DeBakker of the Netherlands in the next round, who was involved in another marathon battle with Santiago Giraldo, before coming through 16-14 in the final set - although that match lasted a mere four hours and six minutes.