Novak Djokovic with Emphatic Win in Qatar Open
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his push for a 60th ATP Tour title with a straight-sets victory over Fernando Verdasco.
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Novak Djokovic recorded his eighth win in 12 meetings against Fernando Verdasco as he cruised into the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Djokovic has not lost to Verdasco on hard courts since their first meeting at the 2005 US Open, a run of six successive matches for the Serbian.
His latest triumph was a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory, although the Spaniard was able to put some pressure on his serve as Djokovic was forced to save two break points in the match.
The top seed – who is targeting a 60th ATP Tour title this week – will meet Leonardo Mayer in the last eight after the Argentinian beat Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-4 in his second-round encounter.
Wednesday also saw victories for third seed Tomas Berdych, Jeremy Chardy, Illya Marchenko and Kyle Edmund - the latter edging a third set tie-break against Daniel Munoz de la Nava.