Novak Djokovic’s bid for a historic gold medal continues after a convincing 6-3 6-1 victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
The world number one’s bid for the golden slam rolls on after a dominating straight sets win over the Spaniard.
Despite the win the top seed had to defend break points early on as Davidovich Fokina showed early signs of consistent aggression.
Davidovich Fokina’s all-round game was working effectively on return and the Spaniard managed to save two break points himself with some neat patterns of play.
However Djokovic eventually grinded out the break for a 3-1 lead as his defensive skills were too strong for the Spaniard.
After that the Spaniard did well to fend off Djokovic’s returning pressure as he maintained a good percentage of 1st serve points won.
However the Serb eventually served out the opening set in 47 minutes in a strong performance.
From there the Serb increased his level and intensity as he made Davidovich Fokina work harder than the first serve.
A flawless second set display was enough as Djokovic broke three times to seal his place in the quarter-finals.
The win means Kei Nishikori stands in Djokovic’s way of competing in a medal match as the Serb looks to win the one thing that has alluded his career and that is a gold medal.
Nishikori beat Ilya Ivashka to make the last eight after winning 7-6(7) 6-0 in just over two hours.
Alexander Zverev also went through to the Olympics quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Nikoloz Basilashvili.
The German will now face Jeremy Chardy in the last eight after the Frenchman ended Liam Broady’s run in Tokyo.
