China Open: Djokovic prevails over Nadal in final to lift sixth title

World number one Novak Djokovic continued his dominant run in 2015, as he swept aside third-seeded Rafael Nadal in straight sets on Sunday, 11 October, to clinch his sixth China Open title at Beijing.

The Serbian defending champion overcame the Spaniard 6-2, 6-2 in the title clash that lasted for about one and a half hours.

Djokovic has now secured his seventh victory out of the last eight meetings against the 14-time Grand Slam winner.

Besides, the 28-year-old has also clinched three of the four Grand Slam titles this year, namely Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open.

Following his win, Djokovic put in a few kind words for his fierce rival Nadal, who is going through rough patch of form. "It's normal to go through some oscillations in your career, some ups and downs. If there's anybody that knows and is able to come back, it's him, because of all the history he has," he said.

-ANI