Rafael Nadal saved two match points to overcome a huge test from Denis Shapovalov and reach the Italian Open quarter-finals.
The Spaniard was a set and a break down but outlasted the Canadian to win 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in a near three-and-a-half-hour contest.
Nadal, chasing a 10th title in Rome, forced a third-set tie-break by saving match points at 6-5.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic reached his 15th Rome quarter-final in a row.
The world number one and defending champion dropped his opening serve but recovered immediately to beat Spanish qualifier Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-1.
