Novak
Djokovic defeated the new World No. 1 Rafael Nadal to claim Beijing crown
Djokovic
was looking for his fourth straight title on four appearances at Beijing in his
38th meeting against Nadal. The Spanish struggled against Fabio
Fognini in quarter-finals and was very close from elimination. In semi-finals
the US Open champion saw his opponent Tomas Berdych retires due to a back
injury.
Nole started the match with confidence getting an
early break and digging a 3 – 0 lead, the Serbian ball was very deep and not
allowing Nadal to hit his forehand top spin forehand as he likes. Both players
held serve from that point on and just after 35 minutes Djokovic closed the
first set with a forehand inside-out winner.
The second
set started with a very close game on Nadal’s serve and after a huge rally Rafa missed the drop shot giving
Djokovic the break lead. Nole’s serve was just too strong today, the Serbian
didn’t face a single break point all match and only lost 6 points on his service
games. With a service winner Djokovic
claimed fourth Beijing title keeping his undefeated record in China Open.
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