Novak Djokovic battles past Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic cruises past Karen Khachanov in straight sets 6-3 7-6(2) to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Djokovic hailed the great reception he received after returning to the ATP tour for the first time since his Australia visa debacle in January when he beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-3 on Monday . Ad/> The No.

1 seed looked in equally impressive form against Khachanov under the lights on Wednesday evening and will play Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely in the next round. Tennis'Tennis better when Djokovic plays' — Murray wants to see world number one back at major eventsYESTERDAY AT 13:02 «I've missed it [playing on the ATP tour]» Djokovic said on-court afterwards. «This is obviously my life and what I've known to do and keep on doing it for almost the last 20 years.

Professional tennis is my love. I enjoy travelling, playing and hopefully bring some positive emotions and memories to people who come and watch. »Obviously playing in Dubai is always a thrill and a pleasure to come to a place where I've experienced some memorable moments.

Winning it five times give me more motivaiton to come to this wonderful city and tournament." /> The five-time Dubai champion was clinical from the baseline and he converted his second break point in the fourth game to go 3-1 up. Djokovic dropped just the three games in total before wrapping up the set in 32 minutes. The second set was equally straightfoward for Djokovic as Khachanov could not keep up with the Serb's intensity.