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Novak Djokovic, the world No 1, and Roger Federer, the defending champion, moved nearer to a showdown in Saturday's final when both raced into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open yesterday. .
Federer set the pace by getting there in only 71 minutes - 6 3 6 4 against Marcel Granollers, the world number 34 from Spain.
Djokovic took 90 minutes to get past another Spaniard, Roberto Bautista-Agut, 6-1, 7-6
Djokovic now plays Andrea Seppi and Federer next plays Nikolay Davydenko.
Meanwhile: Raphael Nadal's return from injury gathered pace as the former world No. 1 downed Argentina's Martin Alund 6-0, 6-4 to reach the Mexican Open quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Nadal needed just 85 minutes to beat Alund at the clay court tournament.
He'll next face another Argentine in Leonardo Mayer, who defeated Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-2.
Top Seeded David Ferrer downed American Wayne Odesnik 6-2, 6-1 to book his place in the final eight
