Rafael Nadal reached the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters for the 15th time after easing past Grigor Dimitrov.
Nadal, an 11-time champion at the event, won 6-4 6-1 to set up a last eight meeting with Argentina's Guido Pella, who beat Marco Cecchinato 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Nadal, who was last defeated in Monte Carlo by Novak Djokovic in the 2015 semi-finals, said he was pleased with his performances this week.
The Spaniard told a press conference: "I am happy with the way I'm playing. The first two rounds I played more than well enough to win.
"The first matches after an injury, it's always a tough thing to come back. At the same time we're on clay for the first time in a year, so it's a good start for me."
Top seed Djokovic booked his place in his ninth career quarter-final in Monte Carlo as he brushed aside American Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-0 in just 68 minutes.
Next up for the Serb will be 10th seed Daniil Medvedev who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-2 1-6 6-4 to reach the biggest quarter-final of his career.
Dusan Lajovic upset third seed Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-3 to set up a meeting with Italian qualifier Lorenzo Sonego, whose dream run continued as he beat Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-2 7-5.
Fabio Fognini also scored an upset as he beat Alexander Zverev 7-6(6) 6-1 and he will take on ninth seed Borna Coric, who was a 6-4 6-2 winner over Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France.
