Second seed Novak Djokovic beat error-prone Croatian Marin Cilic 6-2 7-6 in a rain-interrupted final to win his third title of the season at the China Open on Sunday.
Rafa Nadal's comeback reached a shuddering halt on Saturday when the world number two was crushed 6-1 6-3 by Croatian Marin Cilic in the semi-finals of the $6.6 million China Open.
Second seed Novak Djokovic reached the final of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Swede Robin Soderling on Saturday.
He may have lost his match against Rafael Nadal, but Marat Safin was still king of the court at least for one more night.
Top seed Rafael Nadal will take on former world No 1 Marat Safin of Russia in the quarterfinals of the China Open after the fan favorites edged their opponents to advance to the round of eight on Thursday.
One day after claiming the world No 1 ranking, Serena Williams tumbled out of the China Open in Beijing with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Russia's Nadia Petrova on Thursday.
After upsetting world No. 1 Dinara Safina, Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai didn't continue her top form as she crashed out of the US$4.5 million China Open WTA tournament on Thursday.
Marat Safin beat 51st-ranked Jose Acasuso in the first round of the China Open tennis tournament on Tuesday.
Serena Williams ensured she would return to the top of the world rankings next week with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the $6.6 million China Open on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic was the first men's seed into the second round of the $6.6 million China Open on Monday after an absorbing if not high quality 6-3 7-5 victory over Victor Hanescu.
There have been a lot of worrying talk about Rafael Nadal's fierce style of playing which could force the Spaniard out of action at an early age, but the 23-year-old shrugged off the injury scare and said he is happy with his game.
Top seeded Dinara Safina ousted Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-4 Sunday to put her China Open tennis campaign on track.
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