World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarter finals of the 2016 US Open with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 fourth-round win over world number 84 Kyle Edmund of Great Britain.
However, two-time champion Rafael Nadal lost in a sensational last-16 match to France’s Lucas Pouille.
The 22-year-old recovered from a break down in the fifth before converting his fourth match point in the tie-break to win 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6).
Pouille who claimed the biggest win of his career will play compatriot Gael Monfils, who beat Marcos Baghdatis.
The defeat means that 2016 is the first year since 2004 in which Nadal, 30, has failed to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final.
Djokovic who is seeking his 13th Grand Slam title will play France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight.
Elsewhere Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, also of France, ended American interest in the men’s singles by beating Jack Sock.
His win gave France three men’s quarter-finalists at the American Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 89 years.
Tennis US Open 2016: Djokovic Into Last 8, Nadal Out
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