LONDON   -  It was business as usual for top seed Novak Djokovic as the Serbian dismantled the challenge of Chile’s Cristian Garin with a 6-2 6-4 6-2 victory to reach the last eight at Wimbledon and keep his title defence intact at the grasscourt major.

The world No.1, who won the last two men’s singles titles at the All England Club, will play his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final when he faces unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, who ousted Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3. Only the 39-year-old Roger Federer, an eight-time winner at Wimbledon, has reached more Grand Slam quarter-finals.

The 25-year-old Garin, seeded 17th, had never played Djokovic on grass before and soon realised he did not have the resources to trouble the Serbian on a sun-baked Centre Court. Djokovic won the first eight points and never took his foot off the pedal during the one hour 48 minute contest, dominating from the baseline and the net against the Chilean.

The Serbian repeatedly brought Garin, who won his first point in the third game to huge applause, up to the net with deceptive drop shots and sliced returns only to pass or lob him. In his inimitable way, Djokovic kept a lid on his unforced errors (23) while hitting 28 winners - double his opponent’s tally - and never lost his grip on the match.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov put in a near flawless show to defeat eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-1 6-3 7-5 on Monday to book a maiden Wimbledon quarter-final spot. Shapovalov, seeded 10th, had lost to RicardasBerankis in the first round in his last appearance at the All England Club in 2019 but has shown remarkable form on grass this season.

Teenager Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon hopes were dashed by Germany’s former champion Angelique Kerber as she went down 6-4 6-4 in a Centre Court battle of the generations on Monday. The 33-year-old Kerber showed all of her vast experience to keep Gauff at bay as she reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final since winning the title here in 2018.

Gauff, 17, had not lost a set in matching her run to the fourth round on a startling debut in 2019, but the American was given a lessen in clinical efficiency by the left-hander. While there were flashes of brilliance from the 20th seed, she could not sustain her level as the forehand that can be her Achilles heel broke down all too regularly. Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka battled past a determined Elena Rybakina 6-3 4-6 6-3 at Wimbledon on Monday to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in her career.