Bernard Tomic's Claro Open title defence in Colombia is on track, the Australian steamrolling Japan's Tatsuma Ito 6-1 6-4 on Friday to move into the semi-finals.
His feud with Tennis Australia bubbling away in the background, the second seed needed just over an hour to account for Ito on the hardcourt surface in the capital Bogota.
Tomic set up a clash with German Michael Berrer, who upset Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 6-3 3-6 6-3.
In the other semi-final, top seed Ivo Karlovic - who Tomic beat in the final last year - will take on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
Tomic on Thursday rejected TA's offer of a meeting to clear the air over the 22-year-old's grievances raised during his post-Wimbledon tirade that got him axed from the Davis Cup team.
He put the ball back in TA's court, saying he wasn't ready to make peace until the governing body is "committed to funding the development of junior Australian talent, including my sister Sara, on a non-discriminatory basis".
Tomic's solid form in Bogota comes only a week after he was arrested in Miami for allegedly refusing to turn down loud music while partying in his penthouse suite.
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