Rafael Nadal won nine straight games to open his match against Dominic Thiem and didnt wasted much time after that to advance to the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Spanish world No.1 Nadal steamrolled the fifth-seeded Austrian 6-0 6-2 on Friday to remain on course for a record-extending 11th title at ATP Masters 1000 event.
Thiem, who had beated Nadal twice before on clay, earned sympathetic cheers from the crowd when he finally won a game in the second set.
Nadal will face Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the final.
The fourth-seeded Bulgarian beat Belgian sixth seed David Goffin 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in an error-strewn match.
Goffin led 4-0 in the second set but failed to take advantage of three set points at 5-4.
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