Djokovic wins ATP 500 tournament in Beijing

Novak Djokovic won the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing. RIA Novosti reports this.

The Serbian's opponent in the final, Alex de Minaur, refused to continue the fight due to injury after the first set. Djokovic won the first game with a score of 7:6 (7:3), after which the Australian took the first game of the second set and withdrew from the match. The meeting lasted one hour and 14 minutes.

Both players took medical breaks after the first set. For Djokovic, the physiotherapist worked on the abdominal and thigh areas. De Minaur left the court for medical attention and returned with a taped thigh, but was unable to continue the match due to pain in his left thigh.

For 39-year-old Djokovic, this is his seventh victory at the tournament in Beijing. The Serb extended his unbeaten streak on the courts of the Chinese capital to 34 matches in a row. This is the 102nd title of the tennis player's career at ATP tournaments and the first of the 2026 season.

Earlier in 2026, Djokovic already won the competition in Geneva. At the time of the tournament, the Serbian was ranked 11th in the ATP rankings, de Minaur was ninth.