It was a superb day for Spanish tennis which saw five of the six players in action cruise to victory. Top seed Novak Djokovic too looked in supreme form.
Spaniard Juancarlos Ferrero defeated the German Bejanmin Becker in straight sets with a 6-3 6-4 and reached the third round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal thrashed Netherland's Thiemo De Bakker with a 6-1 6-0 in a one-sided contest that saw the best of the former world no. 1, who is known for his prominence on the clay-court.