Djokovic, Murray reach Madrid quarterfinals

12:47 PM ET

MADRID — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray made their way into the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday, each with straight-set wins.

The top-ranked Djokovic beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-1 for his 30th win of the season, the most on tour. Defending champion Murray defeated Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-2.

“I wanted to be aggressive and it’s what I’ve done,” said Djokovic, who had 25 winners and only 11 unforced errors. “The conditions were quite different than yesterday, it was a bit slower but a bit more windier, so I had to be concentrated.”

Djokovic will next face either seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or 11th-seeded Milos Raonic.

Former Brazil soccer great Ronaldo was at the “Magic Box” to watch Djokovic play. A day earlier, Djokovic met Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium before Real Madrid’s game against Manchester City in the Champions League. Rafael Nadal was also at the soccer match.

Murray, seeded …

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