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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic crushed third-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-0 6-2 in Beijing yesterday evening to claim his fifth China Open title.
Djokovic was one point away from handing Berdych a “double bagel” — a 6-0 6-0 defeat — but the Czech player fought off match point, then broke Djokovic to win his first game and raise both arms in celebration.
The Serb improved his sparkling record at the China Open to 24-0.
Djokovic had earlier felled Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 in a 96-minute semi-final clash on Saturday.
In the women’s singles final on Saturday, Maria Sharapova outlasted Petra Kvitova 6-4 2-6 6-3 in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth duel to win her fourth title of the year and return to No 2 in the rankings.
Sharapova overcame 10 double-faults and a number of untimely errors to defeat Kvitova in a rematch of the 2011 Wimbledon final, which was won by the Czech left-hander.
