In the women’s draw, Spanish rising star Garbine Muguruza made her 22nd birthday one to remember by sealing her spot for the WTA Finals in Singapore with a nervous 1-6 6-2 6-1 win over Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
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With 26 wins and no defeats, Djokovic joins Jimmy Connors in second place on the list of unbeaten starts to a tournament, behind only Rafael Nadal’s 31 at the French Open.
During his five-plus year reign at the China Open, Djokovic has dropped only three sets whilst winning five titles. “The goal for me is try to find a good level at this end of the season”. “Today, I didn’t give him much opportunity to really play his tennis because I was playing very quick”. “No, no, no. I don’t know what’s going on, seriously”, Nadal told reporters. The Spaniard last won a hard-court tournament two months before that in Doha, Qatar.
Pablo Cuevas continued his solid play in Beijing.
Her compatriot and opponent in the U.S. Open final, Roberta Vinci, also went out with a 6-1 3-6 6-2 defeat to American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
In Tokyo, Marin Cilic overpowered Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-3 yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. But it was still a high-level first set, with Fognini pushing on Nadal’s forehand.
Novak Djokovic, paired with brother Djordje, reacts to a point during their first doubles match together on Tuesday, at the ATP China Open in Beijing.
The top seed Serb fired four aces and 21 winners during the match.
It wasn’t Isner’s best serving day, as he got only 65 percent of his first serves in and he faced seven break points.
Kyrgios will face France’s Benoit Paire in the next round.
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The world number one was in devastating form, conceding just three aces in a masterclass performance to reach the semi-finals in Beijing.
