British number one Johanna Konta made an impressive return to the clay as she eased past Romania qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu at the Italian Open.
Konta, 29, played confidently and precisely to win 6-0 6-4 against 77th-ranked Begu in the second-round match.
The seventh seed, who was given a first-round bye, won the opener in 29 minutes and maintained a good level.
It was Konta's first match on clay since losing in last year's French Open semi-finals to Marketa Vondrousova.
The world number 13 is hoping to replicate that achievement - and go even further in the Grand Slam tournament - when Roland Garros starts in Paris at the end of this month.