Djokovic claims 102nd career title

Novak Djokovic secured his 102nd career title when he won the China Open final, after Alex de Minaur retired due to an apparent left thigh injury. The 39-year-old Serbian led the Australian 7-6 (7-3), 0-1 at the time of de Minaur's withdraw. This is Djokovic's 21st year in a row in which he has won at least one singles title, placing him second only to Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) for most singles titles won.

Djokovic was competing in his second final of the year, having lost the Australian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz in January. He defeated world number two Alexander Zverev to reach the Beijing final, and had also defeated third seed Daniil Medvedev before the injury to de Minaur. Djokovic holds a 34-match winning streak at the China Open, having won the tournament seven times.

Earlier, Carlos Alcaraz won the Japan Open, marking his third title of the season after claiming the Australian Open in January and the Qatar Open in February. Alcaraz had returned to competitive tennis in August after recovering from a wrist injury sustained in April.