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Novak Djokovic extended his perfect record at the China Open to 21-0 by defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon. Djokovic, who is looking to win a fifth title in Beijing, needed one hour and 25 minutes to reach the quarterfinals. He is joined there by John Isner, a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) winner over Tommy Robredo.
Seeds had it sweet with run of victories for favored players with No. 1 Serena Williams leading off with a defeat of Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 6-3, It was a similar outcome for second seed Simona Halep, whose game has gone off the boil since her surprise French Open final. The Romanian won her second-round contest over Zhu Lin of China 7-5 6-4.
Rafael Nadal returns to TennisTV on Tuesday as he makes his comeback from injury at the China Open in Beijing, alongside Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych. Plus, WTA Premier action from the China Open and more ATP World Tour tennis at the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo. Follow @TennisTV for the latest updates.
Click here to see the latest ladies' draws and tomorrow's schedule from the China Open.
Rafael Nadal got in some much-needed match practice on Monday ahead of his first-round singles match at the China Open, albeit in a losing effort. Nadal, who last played at Wimbledon before being sidelined by a wrist injury, teamed up with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar and fell to Tomas Berdych and John Isner 7-5, 4-6, 10-4.
Rafael Nadal's first-round singles match against Richard Gasquet is not on Monday's China Open schedule, but the world No. 2 will be back in action in a different capacity. After being sidelined for three months with a wrist injury, Nadal is teaming up with Pablo Andujar in the doubles draw and they will kick off their campaign against Tomas Berdych and John Isner.
We exaggerate, slightly, but in all likelihood, this will be the week the WTA Race ends. Beijing is worth 1000 points, and it's mandatory, meaning that it's worth about twice as much to the players as every other event. And with the top nine players, minus Li Na, qualifying for Singapore, and a big, big gap between #9 and #10, chances are very good that things will be over after this.
He's back! Yes, for the first time since Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal is playing tennis again. Always one of the best spots on the annual calendar, the Beijing-Tokyo week will be especially intriguing this time around. That’s because Nadal is returning to the court after being out of action for three months.
Click here for the draws & results from the China Open in Beijing, China.
Click here to see the draws and tomorrow's schedule from the China Open in Beijing.
The world’s concern about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 intensifies by the day and tennis players, for who international air travel is a weekly occurrence for much of the year, are feeling more apprehensive than most about the bizarre fate of the Boeing 777 that went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
This was such a seesaw contest that, despite going three sets, it lasted only an hour and thirty-nine minutes.
The Roland Garros semi-final between World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and Spanish No. 2 David Ferrer, will have extra interest for Chinese tennis fans, with the China Open Organising Committee confirming both players will compete at this year’s tournament, to be held in Beijing from 23 September – 7 October.
Jelena Jankovic has revealed her health issues resulted in locker room at the WTA Championships in Doha after the former world no.1 actually collapsed following her match against Vera Zvonareva.
Novak Djokovic had it all in China, winning back-to-back Beijing trophies and coming to the Shanghai Masters as one of the title favorites
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