TORONTO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia headlined the top seeded players that advanced to quarterfinals on Thursday, the fourth day of action in Rogers Cup Main Draw tournament at Aviva Centre in Toronto.
Djokovic defeated 37-year-old Czech opponent Radek Stepanek in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) to reach the quarters of Rogers Cup in nine of the last ten times since making his tournament debut in 2007.
The only year where he did not advanced to the round of the final eight was 2014 when he was knocked out by eventual winner, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round.