Rafael Nadal marched into his eighth Wimbledon quarter-final where he will meet Taylor Fritz, while 2019 winner Simona Halep made a ruthless return to Centre Court.
Nadal had defeated Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on his way to the French Open title last month and he repeated the trick at the All England Club with an efficient 6-4 6-2 7-6 (8-6) victory.
Success over the Dutchman in two hours and 22 minutes saw proceedings on Centre Court end two hours before the 11pm curfew that almost left defending champion Novak Djokovic in limbo on Sunday, and ensured the Spaniard stayed on course for the calendar year Grand Slam.
It sets up a reunion with Fritz, who beat the world No 4 in the Indian Wells final in March - a match Nadal played with a stress fracture of a rib.