Novak Djokovic hits back at Wimbledon crowd who chanted opponent\'s name

The 24-time grand slam winner eased into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over Holger Rune.

Novak Djokovic breezed into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Holger Rune despite being frustrated by chants of his opponent's name from the Centre Court crowd.

Djokovic, who had surgery on a torn meniscus last month, was expected to face his biggest test yet against Rune in the last-16 tie.

But the 24-time Grand Slam winner was largely untroubled as he reached the last eight at SW19 for the 14th time in his career.

Rune, who is 16 years Djokovic's junior, endured a torrid start and lost the first 12 points before finally getting on the board with a 130mph service winner.

The Dane smiled wryly as he halted the ominous procession, but the damage had already been done.

Djokovic clinched the 29-minute opener with an ace and Rune hit a shot against an unfortunate ball boy at the start of the second set after being forced to scramble across the baseline.

The All England Club staffer remained a consummate professional and retrieved the loose ball before Rune checked in on him.

While Rune, ranked 16th in the world, was behind the eight-ball, he started to settle into a decent rhythm when Djokovic raced off court at the end of the fifth service game and returned seconds after the changeover time expired.

When Rune did next serve, he conceded a 40-15 advantage to be broken after he pulled a backhand shot wide to firmly put the seven-time Wimbledon champion in cruise control.

Djokovic moved two sets up, but only after he squandered six set points in the 10th game and expressed his frustration at the crowd repeatedly chanting the surname of his opponent.

Each set point saved produced louder calls of 'Rune', which Djokovic mimicked when he did finally wrap up the set after a forehand by the 21-year-old was sent long.

A break at the start of the third had Djokovic on course to pass the first major test of his right knee injury with flying colours.

Yet, further shouts of Rune provoked Djokovic to block his ears before two slips in the fifth service game brought a brief silence.

Djokovic, still with a grey support on his right knee, brushed off the falls to break again when Rune double-faulted before a volley sent him through to a seventh consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final, where Alex De Minaur lies in wait.

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