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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic with a Trophie |
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World No 1 Novak Djokovic in Action |
World No 1 Novak Djokovic was in a league of his own as he took Tomas Berdych apart, winning 6-0 6-2, to claim the China Open title on Sunday. The top seed sealed victory in just 66 minutes, firing 19 winners and taking six of the eight break points offered to him.
He produced a perfect open in set of tennis to bagel the Czech after 29 minutes of brilliance and was on course for a rare 'double bagel', leading 6-0 5-0, before a relieved Berdych staged a brief fightback.
Djokovic was seeing the ball early and returning with tremendous length as his opponent struggled to stay with him.
The Serb won 11 games in a row when Berdych took his second break point opportunity of the 12th to raucous applause inside a sold-out National Tennis Center in Beijing.
Czech hopeful Berdych, who reached the final of the tournament he won back in 2011, held serve to love in the next, but the relentless seven-time grand slam champion was not to be denied his fifth title of the year and 46th of his career after serving out the match.
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