Archive for category: ATP China Open
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Djokovic beats Tsonga and wins China Open 2012
Novak Djokovic has won his 3rd China Open title in Beijing after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in today’s final with a 7-6 (4) 6-2 scoreline. The Serb has got a perfect record at this tournament, he extended his win-loss stat to 14-0. The first set saw one break of serve each [...] -
Djokovic beats Mayer, plays Tsonga in China Open 2012 final
Novak Djokovic will be hoping to become the second player to win Beijing three times after Michael Chang after defeating Florian Mayer to make the final. The 6-1 6-4 win was fairly comfortable for the most part, Djokovic saving the two break points he faced during the second set. It took just [...] -
Tsonga into China Open final after Lopez retires in second set
A Feliciano Lopez wrist injury cut short the first semi final in the China Open as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga progressed to the final. The Frenchman led 6-1 4-1 Lopez chose to retire after only 42 minutes. Tsonga had been totally dominant throughout, serving 7 aces and dropping just three points on serve [...] -
Djokovic overpowers Melzer to advance into Beijing SFs, Lopez beats Querrey
Novak Djokovic cruised through to the semi finals after defeating Jurgen Melzer for the loss of just three games. In the 6-1 6-2 victory, the Serb was ruthlessly efficient taking all four break point opportunities on offer. The much could be said of his service games, especially in the first set. [...] -
Tsonga beats Youzhny to reach China Open SFs, Mayer ousts Zhang
Florian Mayer sent Zhang Ze back down to earth, defeating the Chinese in straight sets 6-3 6-4. Full of confidence after his huge win over Richard Gasquet, Zhang was never in control. Mayer had already dispatched of one giant killer in Marius Copil in the last round but did not allow [...] -
Zhang shocks Gasquet in Beijing, Querrey also through to QFs
Home favourite Zhang Ze pulled off the biggest victory of his career, taking out Bangkok champion Richard Gasquet in three sets. The 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory is only Zhang’s third main draw ATP victory, the other two both being at this same tournament against Chinese opponents. Backed by strong serving in the first [...] -
Youzhny beats Anderson in Beijing, Lopez also through to QFs
Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the next round in Beijing after a comfortable victory over Kevin Anderson, defeating the South African 6-3 6-3 to earn a quarterfinal encounter against Jo Wilfried Tsonga who received a walkover when Nikolay Davydenko withdrew from their match. The early games saw the players feeling each other out, [...] -
Djokovic thrashes Berlocq in Beijing, Melzer beats Dolgopolov
Novak Djokovic avoided a mini fight back from Carlos Berlocq in their second round encounter of the China Open 2012, finally defeating the Argentinian in 76 minutes for a 6-1 6-3 victory. As was expected, Djokovic dominated in the first set much like he had done in their previous encounter, losing just 6 points [...] -
Djokovic drops a set against Berrer in Beijing, Lopez also through
Novak Djokovic moved through to the second round of the China Open after defeating Michael Berrer, but it wasn’t as easy as anticipated for the World No.2. He was pushed hard by his lowly ranked opponent but finally came through in a 6-1 6-7 (3) 6-2 victory in two hours. Djokovic [...] -
Tsonga and Youzhny through to 2nd round of China Open 2012
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived a scare from Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin, dropping the first set before progressing in a 4-6 6-1 7-6(3) victory. Istomin hadn’t been in great form coming into this match so it was a surprise to see him pick up an early break for a 2-1 lead. Backed by some dominant [...] -
Copil shocks Cilic at the China Open, Dolgopolov advances
Romanian Marius Copil achieved the best win of his career to date, coming from a set down to defeat fourth seed Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6(0) 6-4. Ranked outside the top 200, Copil showed he deserved the questionable wildcard he got from the tournament organizers here with the victory. Copil started shakily going [...] -
Querrey beats Verdasco at the China Open 2012, Baker out
It was a night of contrasting emotions for Americans as Sam Querrey came from a set down to beat Fernando Verdasco in China, serving 10 aces on his way to a 5-7 6-3 6-4 defeat. It was a tightly contested match throughout with both players giving very little on serve. A tiebreak [...]
