Nadal to Face Djokovic in China Open final

Novak Djokovic continued his recent superiority over Rafael Nadal as a dominant 6-2 6-2 win over the Spaniard earned the world number one a fourth successive China Open title. “I don’t know if you consider that one of the best players of the world or not”, he said.

Nadal, ahead of the final in Beijing, echoed the view of the wider tour in many way.

“It’s unbelievable, and I can’t wait to come back and defend my title next year”, she said at the trophy presentation of her biggest title to date.

Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal have enjoyed a record-breaking rivalry at the summit of their sport and will play for the 45th time at the China Open final.

“I keep on coming back here and have very positive memories”.

Djokovic has the pressure of being the favorite in every match he plays, which is incredible considering he plays in a golden age of tennis that also includes the likes of Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. Everybody has been talking about it because he had an incredible 10 years, set up such a high standard with results, winning at least one Grand Slam per year.

The Spaniard has had the worst year as a professional in more than a decade, as the 14-time Grand Slam champion failed to win a single major for the first time since 2004.

Ferrer, who won his 25th career title last week in Kuala Lumpur, conjured a break of his own but the stung Djokovic broke straight back and finished the set impressively in the next game. At the identical time, as I said the other day, the goal for me is try to locate a great level at this end of the season.

“For me, [to] be in the final is a great event”.

Nadal remains highly motivated to improve his play.

“This positive week definitely encourages me and gives me a lot of confidence for Shanghai”, Djokovic said.

“If you don’t play matches for three or four weeks, the beginning of tournaments, it can always be a bit tricky”.

In the women’s draw, Gabriele Muguruza overcame Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 4-6 6-3 6-4 to make her second straight final in China after last week’s efforts in Wuhan. The Serb has already secured his place at the ATP World Tour Finals, while Nadal continues his quest for a berth in the season finale. A few sizzling returns from the baseline brought another break for Djokovic, and the best player in the world served out the set to love, 6-2, with a few pitch-perfect serving and a bullet of a forehand victor to close.