Djokovic Claims Record Seventh Beijing Crown After De Minaur Retires Injured

Key facts

• Novak Djokovic won his seventh China Open title in Beijing when Alex de Minaur retired injured with Djokovic leading 7-6 (3), 0-1.
• The 39-year-old Djokovic remains unbeaten in Beijing at 34-0 and claimed the 102nd Tour-level title of his career.
• Only Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) have won more Open Era titles than Djokovic.
• Djokovic has now won at least one title in 21 consecutive seasons, a record for a man in the Open Era.
• He is the first man to win a Tour-level title after turning 39 since Ken Rosewall in 1977 and the oldest ATP 500 champion since the category began in 2009.
• Djokovic's Beijing run included three Top 10 wins, beating world No. 2 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and reaching the final when world No. 6 Daniil Medvedev was disqualified.
• The win will lift Djokovic from world No. 11 to No. 8 in the rankings and move him to ninth in the race to Turin.
• Djokovic now leads his head-to-head with de Minaur 4-1, and his career Top 10 wins stand at 269.