Djokovic won the tennis tournament in Beijing for the seventh time

Novak Djokovic (ATP: 11) won the ATP 500 tournament with a prize pool of $4,089,385 in Beijing. In the final, the Serb beat Australian Alex de Minaura (ATP: 9) - 7:6, 0:1 (refusal), reports sb.by.

In the first set, the fight was more than tenacious. And the Australian deserved no less than the Serb. But still tie-break, which reached the clarification of relations, remained for Djokovic - 7: 3. Shortly after the start of the second game, the tennis player from Australia refused to continue the game due to injury.

Djokovic won the 102nd career trophy in singles. Serbia ranks third in the number of tournaments won in the Open Era (when the separation of amateur and professional tennis ceased to exist). The record holder for this indicator is American Jimmy Connors (109), the second place is occupied by Swiss Roger Federer (103).

In addition, it is worth noting that the Serbian athlete extended the series of victories at the tournament in Beijing to 34 matches. Previously, the tennis player took part in these competitions six times - and each time he took the title. This happened in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Djokovic in Beijing broke Nadal's record for the duration of a winning streak in one tennis tournament

Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the match with Djokovic for hitting the ball in the eye of a fan