Djokovic, playing just his fourth competition since Wimbledon last July in the wake of battling with correct elbow damage, defeated some late nerves to win 7-6 (7/2), 7-5.
"It was a genuine fight. That is to say, I could have won the match before certainly, yet it was awesome to manage these sort of feelings once more," said the 12-time Stupendous Hammer champion.
Djokovic is working with long-lasting previous mentor Marian Vajda without precedent for right around a year in the wake of a part from Andre Agassi, and the 30-year-old has looked restored in Monaco after early exits in Indian Wells and Miami.
The Serbian will next face Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem with a conceivable quarter-last against shielding champion Nadal, who plays Karen Khachanov in the keep going 16 on Thursday, up for snatches.
In any case, Djokovic demanded he wasn't looking past the conflict with Thiem, a French Open semi-finalist in every one of the most recent two years.
"It's ill-bred towards Dominic and Dominic's tennis... To consider and discuss possibly a coordinate with Nadal," Djokovic included.
"A year ago in Roland Garros, he beat me in straight sets. He's unquestionably (a) main three players on the planet on dirt."
Djokovic got through a tight first set in a tie-break and moved a break clear in the prior second late show as he attempted to finish off the match.
The 39th-positioned Coric spared two match focuses alone present with Djokovic driving the second set 5-3, preceding battling once again from 40-0 down as the previous world number one attempted to get over the line.
A progression of wild strikes and an agreeable forehand into the net saw four more match focuses travel every which way before Coric leveled the set at 5-5 as Djokovic impacted wide and long.
The ninth seed rediscovered his self-control, however, to break again lastly entire the activity at the tenth time of asking as Coric sent a strike flying long.
Nadal whips Bedene
Nadal began his offer for an eleventh Monte Carlo title with an agreeable triumph over Slovenia's Bedene.
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The 16-time Fabulous Pummel champ, as Djokovic, is searching for a record 31st Bosses title, and he swatted aside Bedene for the loss of just four recreations.
Nadal raised the set point in the opener with a trademark, twisting forehand up the line, before fixing the set with a drop shot.
Bedene, who exchanged his steadfastness back to Slovenia from England recently, set up some protection in the second set, yet Nadal got through in diversion seven.
The 31-year-old Spaniard wrapped up an agreeable triumph in the Monaco daylight with another break as Bedene hit a forehand into the net.
"It's vital, to begin with, a triumph. That makes a difference. What's more, I will attempt and continue onward," said Nadal, playing his first visit occasion since his damage hit Australian Open quarter-last exit.
Japan's Kei Nishikori proceeded with his rebound from damage with a great 7-5, 6-2 prevail upon Russian Daniil Medvedev.
The previous world number four, who has battled in the course of the most recent year with correct wrist damage, followed up his first-round triumph against Tomas Berdych with a strong show on focus court.
"The primary set was a genuine fight, he was playing somewhat superior to anything me I think toward the starting," said Nishikori.
"I simply endeavored to remain quiet and not do anything excessively insane and remain quiet at the standard."
Russian Khachanov traveled past Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-2, while eleventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut beat Feliciano Lopez in straight sets.
A year ago's sprinter up Albert Ramos-Vinolas drooped to a 6-4, 6-2 crush by Philipp Kohlschreiber, whose kindred German Jan-Lennard Struff went along with him in the last 16 by observing off Italian thirteenth seed Fabio Fognini.
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