Novak Djokovic continued his work at the Italian Open by qualifying for the quarterfinals. Djokovic will next face a test from Kei Nishikori.
Djokovic again recorded a straight sets win in the round of 16 large. Compete against Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Foro Italico on Thursday (17/05/2018) local time, the Serbian tennis player won 6-1, 7-5.
With this victory, Djokovic set his first quarterfinals on ATP World Tour this season. Performance of 30-year tennis player was still up and down after struggling with elbow injury.
This victory also continued Djokovic's positive momentum. This is the first time Djokovic has recorded three consecutive wins since the 2018 Australian Open.
In the quarterfinals, the former world number one will face Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Nishikori cruised after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber. In a match that completed in 64 minutes, Nishikori recorded 14 winners and just doing 10 unforced errors.
