
The 39-year-old Serbian veteran Djokovic won the Beijing Tennis Open. His points increased significantly and he is expected to advance to the ATP year-end finals.
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Djokovic, one of the legendary Big Three of tennis, has performed poorly at the Cincinnati Masters and the U.S. Open recently.
Novak Djokovic once again dominates the Forbidden City! After winning the record-breaking seventh men's singles title at the China Tennis Open in Beijing, the 39-year-old Serbian veteran is expected to make a comeback at the end of the season and has booked tickets for the top 8 of the Dulin ATP year-end finals.
As the last active member of the legendary "Big Three", Djokovic bid farewell to the health haze of the Cincinnati Masters and the US Open. He returned to the ATP 500 Beijing paradise for the first time in 11 years. His on-the-spot performance gradually improved, and he finally defeated the German top seed Alexander Zverev, the Russian 3rd seed Daniil Medvedev, and the Australian 5th seed Alex de Minaur. Minaur), God helped himself to rebound and hit the top, continuing the unprecedented perfect record of 34 wins and 0 losses, and winning the 102nd career championship. This also allowed Qiao Shuai to rise 6 places in the year-end standings, and currently ranks 9th with 2840 points, only 190 points behind Medvev, who is 8th.
Because Italy’s current world champion Jannik Sinner has ended the season early due to a knee injury, and has also given up his second consecutive year-end home championship. Without the current second-place favorite in the year-end standings, Djokovic has temporarily entered the safe list limited to the top eight in the world; as for De Minaur, who climbed up 2 places to 10th place, although he is only 150 points behind Qiao Shuai, he suffered a groin strain in the decisive battle in Beijing and retired after only playing 1 game in the second set. There are still variables in the future.
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