Djokovic Survives China Open Scare Against Wildcard World No. 104
- On Friday, Novak Djokovic extended his perfect China Open record to 31-0, defeating Chinese wild card Yunchaokete Bu 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 in Beijing to reach the quarterfinals.
- Djokovic required a medical timeout for the second consecutive match, receiving treatment on his rib area two days after his opening victory over Nuno Borges in the tournament.
- After dropping the first set, Djokovic dominated the tie-break and broke twice in the decider to build a 4-0 lead. He said, "I struggled to really find holes in his game."
- Returning to the Chinese capital after an 11-year absence, the Serbian star is managing an ongoing medical condition that emerged following an August loss in Cincinnati.
- Saturday's match between US Open champion Alexander Zverev and Juncheng Shang will determine Djokovic's next opponent in the quarterfinals as he pursues another title.
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Novak Djokovic, 39, proved to be fighting against health concerns. The former world number 1 said that he had lived a difficult year, despite continuing on the main circuit, where he just beat Bu...
The Serbian tennis player equaled the historic mark of 31 consecutive victories at the start of a tournament as he traced his match in the Chinese capital, on a day when Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka eliminated the Mexican Renata Zarazúa.
BEIJING (AP) — Novak Djokovic returned to beat Bu Yunchaokete on Friday and maintain his impeccable record at the Chinese Open, despite the fact that he received assistance again for inconvenience.
Djokovic says season has been ‘a big, big struggle’ after latest medical timeout
BEIJING: Novak Djokovic said this year has been a massive struggle, but insisted it was not due to stamina issues and was instead linked to an undisclosed health problem, after requiring another medical timeout at the China Open on Friday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion battled back from a set down to beat local hope and world number 104 Bu Yunchaokete 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 in the last 16 in Beijing, extending his perfect record at the tournament to 3…
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