Djokovic in Beijing broke Nadal's record for the duration of a winning streak in one tennis tournament

Serb Novak Djokovic has surpassed Spaniard Rafael Nadal's record for the duration of a winning streak in one tournament since first participating in it. It's from sb.by.

In the quarterfinals of Beijing, Djokovic defeated the first seeded Alexander Zverev from Germany with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. In the semifinals, the Serb will play against Russian Daniil Medvedev.

According to TASS, Djokovic won 32 matches in a row at the tournament in Beijing. Previously, the tennis player became the winner of competitions six times: in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Thus, Novak updated the achievement on the duration of the winning streak, counted from the debut performance. Previously, the record belonged to Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who had not lost for 31 games at Roland Garros.

Djokovic for the first time in 20 years lost in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament