Djokovic defeats top seed Zverev to reach China Open semifinals

Novak Djokovic to face Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals in Beijing after the Russian defeats Francisco Cerundolo.Published On 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026Novak Djokovic has brushed aside ongoing injury-related struggles and produced a trademark comeback to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 for a place in the China Open semifinals, extending his unbeaten record in the tournament.Playing the ATP 500 event in Beijing for the first time since 2015, the six-time champion was pushed to the limit by reigning French Open and US Open champion Zverev, who delivered 19 aces in the match on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennislist 2 of 4World No 1 Sinner withdraws from Shanghai Masters as knee injury lingerslist 3 of 4‘So far so good’: Novak Djokovic ready for tennis comeback at China Openlist 4 of 4Asian Games: Alex Eala out of gold medal contention after semifinal lossend of listMeeting for the first time in nearly 16 months, Djokovic struggled to contain the German’s power in the early stages as the 29-year-old Zverev claimed the opening set, but the Serb gradually worked his way into the match and refused t...