Rafael Nadal brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-2 on Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semi-finals.
The top-seeded Nadal was in vintage form, moving his Serbian opponent all around the red-clay court with his powerful forehand.
The second-ranked Spaniard broke Tipsarevic in his first service game to set the tone for his 32nd consecutive win at the tournament.
Tipsarevic earned three break points in the last game of the first set, but Nadal recovered to win five straight points.
Nadal was broken for the first time to make it 2-2 in the second set, giving the fifth-seeded Tipsarevic a glint of hope.
But the local favourite rebounded to win the next four games, capping a dominating performance with two straight aces to close out the match in 1 hour, 23 minutes.