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Novak Djokovic has inched even closer to his second career Olympic medal.

The top-seeded Serbian defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday to move on to the Tokyo 2020 semifinal.

Djokovic was never in trouble, easily taking the first set and dominating the second against home-kid Nishikori, who is out of medal contention in the men’s singles tournament.

The 34-year-old Djokovic won bronze in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In another quarterfinal match on Thursday, Daniil Medvedev of Russia lost in straight sets to Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, 6-2, 7-6(5).

Medvedev’s compatriot, Karen Khachanov, beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert 7-6(4), 4-6,6-3 to move on to the semifinals in Tokyo.

Germany’s Alexander Zverev rounded out the men’s singles quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Jeremy Chardy of France.