Novak Djokovic demonstrated today that he is still one of the ‘great’ of world tennis, defeating German Alexander Zverev, vice-leader of the ATP ranking, in three sets, in the ‘fourths’ of Beijing, tournament in which he never lost.
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04/10/2026
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Athe 39 years, ‘Djoko’ starred in the twist before the first serial head, imposed by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4, in two hours and 35 minutes.
The Serbian remains unbeatable in Beijing, a tournament that won six times, the first of which in 2015, and in which it totals 32 triumphs without any defeat.
Thus, Djokovic left behind Rafael Nadal, who won his first 31 meetings at Roland Garros, becoming the tennis player with more consecutive wins in his first matches in a tournament in the Open Age.
Currently in the 11th position of the world hierarchy, the world record holder (428) and Grand Slam titles (24) will face in the semi-finals the Russian Daniil Medvedev, sixth player of the ATP hierarchy.
Champion of Roland Garros and the U.S. Open, Zverev, who seeks to finish the year as number one in the ranking, again today showed that he has no arguments to win the best players in the world, losing for the 10th time (in 15) before Djokovic.