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Nadal breezed through the opener, bringing up
set point with a trademark curling forehand before sealing the
set with a deft drop shot.
Bedene, ranked 58th in the world, put up a stiffer fight in the
second set, holding serve until the sixth game before Nadal
broke twice in succession to seal a convincing victory in an
hour and 17 minutes.
The Spaniard, who is chasing a record 31st ATP Masters 1000
title, will take on Russian Karen Khachanov in the last 16.
"It's going to be a very tough one against (Khachanov)," the
31-year-old said. "I'm going to need to play a very high
intensity and a high level of tennis if I want to have success."
Djokovic squandered nine match points before clinching a 7-6(2)
7-5 second-round victory over Coric.
The Croatian saved two match points while trailing 5-3 in the
second set and recovered from 40-0 down on Djokovic's serve
before saving four match points in an epic 10th game.
Djokovic, who has twice won the Monte Carlo title, broke back
immediately before claiming victory on his 10th match point to
set up a third-round clash with fifth seed Dominic Thiem.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, who missed a large part of last season
with a wrist injury, looked sharp as he beat Russian Daniil
Medvedev 7-5 6-2 to record his sixth competitive win of the
year.
World number three Marin Cilic booked a last-16 spot with a 6-3
7-6(4) win victory over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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