Four days after being edged out in an epic semi-final duel in Monte Carlo, Alex de Minaur was back on the clay-court victory march in Barcelona.
The Australian star moved smoothly into the second round of the Barcelona Open with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Talking before the match, De Minaur had warned: "I'm starting to become dangerous on this surface."