Top seed Andy Murray was at his ruthless best as he cruised to a 6-2 6-2 victory over doubles partner Marcos Baghdatis in the quarter-finals of the ATP Brisbane International.
The British No.1 had been knocked out of the doubles competition with the Cypriot on Thursday, but he made amends as he powered into the last-four.
Looking full of confidence, Murray raced into a 4-0 lead which he never looked in danger of relinquishing.
Baghdatis proved a trickier proposition at the start of the second set but when Murray clinched the first break in game five it was only a matter of time.
The world No.4 had made sluggish starts in his opening two rounds, losing the first sets against both Mikhail Kukushkin and Gilles Muller, but he looked sharp from the outset on Pat Rafter Arena.
His powerful forehands troubled the 2006 Australian Open runner-up from the off, a Baghdatis double fault handing Murray the opening game before the Scot clinched a second break to love in game three.
Advantage
Baghdatis got on the board by holding serve at the third time of asking, but never looked like threatening the Murray serve as the Briton held firm to win the opening set.
The start of the second set was a much tighter affair than the first, Baghdatis holding his opening two games and forcing a break point in game four which Murray saved thanks to his serve-and-volley tactics.
Murray made his rival pay for that missed opportunity by securing a break of his own in the next game, and consolidated that advantage by holding serve - saving another break point - to go 4-2 up.
Another break followed as crowd favourite Baghdatis ran out of steam, Murray completing an impressive win with minimum fuss.
Next up for the Scot will be a semi-final meeting with Australian eighth seed Bernard Tomic, who needed little over 79 minutes to beat Dennis Istomin 6-3 7-6 (7/4).
Second and third seeds Gilles Simon and Alexandr Dolgopolov claimed their places in the last four on Thursday.