Djokovic defeats Nadal in China final

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 6-2, Sunday to win his sixth China Open title and improve his record at the tournament in Beijing to 29-0.

Djokovic had seven aces to none for his Spanish rival, and saved both break points he faced in the match, which was the 45th between the two players.

“The scoreline, especially in the first set, doesn’t indicate the real battle that we had on the court,” Djokovic said. “I think I maintained that level of aggressivity and strength and power in my shots, and eventually I knew that he’s going to make mistakes and he’s going to give me shorter balls so I can dominate the rallies, which happened.”

Nadal leads the series, 2322, but hasn’t beaten Djokovic since the French Open final last year and hasn’t prevailed on hard courts since the 2013 U.S. Open final.

In the women’s final, Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza captured her second career WTA Tour title at the China Open, rallying in both sets to defeat Timea Bacsinszky, 7-5, 6-4.

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka defeated Benoit Paire, 6-2, 6-4, to win the Japan Open in Tokyo for his career-best fourth title of the season.

The top-seeded Wawrinka was in control from the outset and secured the victory in 65 minutes when the unseeded Paire doublefaulted on match point.