Novak Djokovic got his French Open build-up back on a firmer footing as he began the defence of his Rome Masters title with a convincing win over Bernard Tomic.
Top seed Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in making scathing criticisms of the blue clay in Madrid, where he was beaten by Janko Tipsarevic last week. He needed just 69 minutes to claim victory back on the traditional red clay.
Djokovic was joined the third round by fourth seed Andy Murray, who squeezed through 6-1 4-6 7-5 against Argentina's David Nalbandian, who had been a break up early in the deciding set before the Scot rallied.
Sixth seed David Ferrer beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 (7/3) in an all-Spanish encounter, and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved through with a straightforward 6-3 6-2 win over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
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Former French Open champion and current world number 47 Juan Carlos Ferrero pulled off the biggest upset of the day, the 32-year-old scoring a 7-5 6-3 win over French 13th seed Gael Monfils.
In first-round action, 10th seed Juan Martin Del Potro had to battle to overcome Frenchman Michael Llodra 7-5 3-6 6-2, while 11th seed Gilles Simon was a 6-2 7-5 winner over American Donald Young.
Richard Gasquet, seeded 16, will be Murray's next opponent after overcoming Jurgen Melzer 6-1 7-6 (8/6), and Juan Monaco was another seeded winner as he swept aside Romanian qualifier Adrian Ungur 6-2 6-2.
Spanish 15th seed Feliciano Lopez was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Marcel Granollers of Spain, and there were also wins for another Spaniard, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, American Sam Querrey and Lukasz Kubot of Poland.
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