Djokovic storms into last eight

Published: 4:06PM Tuesday September 08, 2009 Source: Reuters

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Fourth seed Novak Djokovic moved up a gear at the US Open on Tuesday as he routed Czech 15th seed Radek Stepanek 6-1 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.

The Serb, runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2007, was never tested as he raced to victory in one hour, 46 minutes to set up a clash with 10th seed Fernando Verdasco of Spain.

Stepanek was woeful in the first set and Djokovic took it in just 23 minutes before easing through the second.

The Czech put up more of a fight in the third set but a brilliant lob gave Djokovic the break in the sixth game and he marched into the last eight for the third straight year.

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