US Open: Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber Storm Into Quarters

Novak Djokovic stormed into the men's singles quarter-finals of the US Open with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory against 84th-ranked Briton Kyle Edmund while in the women's singles draw second seed Angelique Kerber eased past Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round.

Edmund, playing in a Grand Slam fourth round for the first time, barely got a look-in during the first two sets against the world number one and defending champion, who booked a last-eight meeting with ninth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-2 winner over American Jack Sock.

"Feels great to play a full match after a weird couple of days when I didn't have too much tennis," said Djokovic, who received a walkover into the third round when Czech Jiri Vesely pulled out of the tournament injured and played just six games before third-round foe Mikhail Youzhy retired.

Even with the extra rest, however, he required on-court treatment on his right arm -- the same one he had treated during his scrappy first-round victory over Jerzy Janowicz.

Having raced through the first two sets in just over an hour, Djokovic sought treatment after surrendering his first service break of the night -- starting a run of three straight games for Edmund that gave the Briton a 3-2 lead.

Djokovic put the set back on serve with a break for 3-3, and broke Edmund at love to close out the match.

Even after the tighter third set, Djokovic was pleased with his night's work.

"I came out of the blocks with high intensity which was hard after waiting all day to start the match," he said. "I made him work for every point."

Kerber maintains pressure on Serena

German second seed Angelique Kerber defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday.

Kvitova served up a seventh double fault of the tie to hand Kerber victory having committed 43 unforced errors.

Kerber will play Italian seventh seed and 2015 runner-up Roberta Vinci for a place in the semi-finals.

Kerber and Vinci are 2-2 in head-to-head meetings but haven't played since Beijing in 2013.

If Kerber reaches the final, then Serena Williams must win the title to stay on top of the pile.

"When I was a kid, of course I was dreaming of winning Slams and being one day No. 1, and now it can happen," said Kerber.

"But I'm trying to not put pressure on myself, because I know I have to win a few more matches to reach the No. 1.

"When it happens it will be an amazing feeling, because that was also one of my dreams when I was a kid."