Djokovic reverses Zverev and advances to China Open semi-finals

Djokovic. (AFP)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Jiang is so old! After three fierce battles, Novak Djokovic dramatically reversed Alexander Zverev, who won the double Grand Slam championship this season, 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. The 39-year-old Serbian veteran advanced to the top four of the men's singles at the China Tennis Open and continued the unbeaten myth of 32 wins and 0 losses in tournament history.

This men's and women's ATP 500-level professional hard court tournament is being held in Beijing. As the last member of the "Big Three" currently active, Djokovic has won six times from 2009 to 2015. Now he has returned to the blessed land of Asia and is not only heading for his seventh crown, but also surpassed the retired Spanish "King of Clay" Nadal (Rafael Nadal). The sixth seed Qiao Shuai will face the former world champion Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals. It will still be a tough battle.

In Sunday night's match against the 29-year-old Zverev, Djokovic suffered 19 aces, but he overcame the disadvantage of being broken at the start and losing the first set. He regained his strength in the second set and reappeared his signature fighting tenacity and strong desire to win. He seized the opportunity to make a key breakthrough at the end of the set in both sets. He just defeated the top seeded German rival who won the French and US Open gold cups this season, and also rewritten his career to 10 wins and 5 losses.