Wimbledon 2018: Novak Djokovic joins Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in men's quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic cruised past Russia's Karen Khachanov in straight sets on Court One

Whatever Rafa and Roger can do, so too can Novak. After watching his old rivals comfortably book their place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon here on 'Manic Monday', Novak Djokovic made it clear he remains a force to be reckoned with after beating Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-2 6-2 on Court One to reach the last eight of The Championships.

The Serbian withdrew from last year's quarter-final against Tomas Berdych due to injury but now has the chance to make amends as he targets a first Wimbledon title since 2015.

In beating Khachanov in straight sets on Monday, Djokovic showed he still possesses all the qualities required to compete at the top level of the game. Despite the ferocity and power of the Russian's baseline strokes, the former world No 1 more than held his own as he called upon his experience and composure to dispatch of the big-hitting youngster.

It was after 7pm when his match against Khachanov began, and Djokovic looked like a man in a hurry as he raced to victory in 1hr 46mins.

Khachanov, a big-hitting Russian, threw everything he had at Djokovic but the Serbian's fabled defensive skills were in full working order and he moves through to a clash with Kei Nishikori on Wednesday.

The 12th seed said: "I'm very pleased. He started off with a break right away but I managed to re-break, get back into the set. He's got weapons but I managed to get a lot of first serves back. I served well when I needed to. It was really difficult conditions, the last couple of games you couldn't see the ball very clearly, it was getting very dark."

Meanwhile, Kevin Anderson advanced to his first Wimbledon quarter-final after edging past Gael Monfils 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 5-7, 7-6 (4).

The eighth-seeded Anderson hit 20 aces on his way to setting up a last-eight meeting with defending champion Roger Federer, who had earlier in the day brushed past Adrian Mannarino of Switzerland.

Anderson, who reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2017 US Open, had lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon on three previous occasions.

Both Anderson and the 44th-ranked Monfils were bidding to reach the quarter-finals for the first time on their 10th appearance at the All England Club. But it was the big-serving, 6ft 6in South African who eventually emerged on top having reacted well to Monfils’ third-set win.

Nishikori joined Anderson in reaching his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday after beating Ernests Gulbis 4-6 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (12/10) 6-1 in their marathon encounter on Court Two.

It was a clash that saw both players troubled by injury. Japan’s Nishikori, seeded 24th here at Wimbledon, was hampered by an elbow issue during the first set, which he lost after being broken in the fifth game, while Gulbis, a former world No 10, hurt his knee in the third-set tiebreak.

Both players soldiered on regardless, with the final two sets serving up a treat as Nishikori and Gulbis fought tooth and nail for each point. It was the Japanese who claimed victory, though, after Gulbis, limping badly by this point, hit a return long on the second match point.

American John Isner advanced with a 6-4 7-6(8) 7-6(4) win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Joining him was Milos Raonic who downed Mackenzie McDonald 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.