Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has beaten Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to win the China Open title, but the Spanish superstar will replace Djokovic as World No. 1 after the tournament.
According to the Mirror, Djokovic captured his fourth ATP World Tour title of the year with the win.
He said after halting Nadal's 22-match winning streak that he really needed to win against Nadal, who has been the best player in 2013.
The Australian Open champion said that the win was very important for his confidence and very important for him mentally and emotionally.
Djokovic has not still lost a match in the China Open tournament and said he just loved the conditions.
Nadal was gracious in defeat saying he did not see the way to stop the Serbian in the match and he was just too strong for him.
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