Novak Djokovic in Beijing: 34-0 and Seven Titles Later

Some players have tournaments they love. Novak Djokovic has Beijing.

Eleven years after his last appearance at the China Open, Djokovic returned in 2026 and picked up exactly where he had left off: by winning the title.

His Beijing record now looks almost absurd.

Seven appearances. Seven titles. 34 matches. 34 wins.

Djokovic has never lost a match at the China Open. And after another victorious week in Beijing at the age of 39, one of the most remarkable records in tennis has become even harder to imagine anyone matching.

Novak Djokovic's Beijing record: a perfect 34-0

Djokovic first played the China Open in 2009. He won it.

He came back in 2010 and won again. Then came titles in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

After that, Djokovic stayed away from the tournament for more than a decade.

When he finally returned in 2026, the streak was still waiting for him.

His seven China Open titles now span 17 years:

2009 · 2010 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2026

It is not simply the number of titles that makes Djokovic's Beijing record extraordinary. It is the perfection of it.

He has entered the tournament seven times and left with the trophy seven times. His 34-0 start at the China Open is the longest unbeaten start to an event by a man in the Open Era.

For all the enormous numbers attached to Djokovic's career, 34-0 might be one of the easiest to appreciate.

Nobody has beaten him in Beijing. Ever.

An 11-year absence changed nothing

The gap between Djokovic's sixth and seventh China Open titles makes the achievement even more remarkable.

His previous appearance came in 2015, when he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final. Djokovic was 28 and at the height of his powers.

He returned in 2026 at 39.

The tennis landscape had been transformed in between. Federer had retired. Nadal had retired. An entirely new generation had emerged. Djokovic himself had gone from chasing many of tennis's biggest records to owning them.

Beijing, however, remained the same.

Djokovic opened his comeback by beating Nuno Borges before surviving tougher three-set battles against China's Bu Yunchaokete and world No. 2 Alexander Zverev. He was leading Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 5-3 in the semifinal when Medvedev was defaulted.

That put Djokovic into yet another Beijing final.

And once again, he left as champion.

Djokovic wins a seventh China Open title

The 2026 China Open final against Alex de Minaur did not end the way either player would have wanted.

Djokovic edged a tight first set 7-6(3). De Minaur then retired with an adductor injury after the first game of the second set, handing Djokovic his seventh Beijing crown.

The retirement should not obscure what Djokovic had achieved over the tournament — or over the previous 17 years.

He had arrived in Beijing with a 29-0 career record at the event.

He left at 34-0.

The title was also the 102nd singles trophy of Djokovic's career, putting him one behind Roger Federer's 103 and seven behind Jimmy Connors' Open Era record of 109.

And there was another longevity record: Djokovic has now won at least one ATP singles title in 21 consecutive seasons.

At 39, he is still adding numbers to a résumé that already looked complete.

Why Beijing strengthens Djokovic's GOAT case

There will probably never be universal agreement on the tennis GOAT.

Federer changed how tennis could look. Nadal produced a level of dominance on clay that may never be repeated. Both left a mark on the sport that statistics alone cannot capture.

But when the discussion turns to measurable achievement, Novak Djokovic's case has become formidable.

He owns 24 Grand Slam singles titles. He completed the Career Golden Slam by winning Olympic singles gold in Paris. He has spent more weeks at world No. 1 than any other player in ATP history.

And then there are records like Beijing.

They matter because they reveal another part of Djokovic's greatness: his ability to reproduce success over extraordinary periods of time.

The Djokovic who first won the China Open in 2009 was a 22-year-old challenger competing in the Federer-Nadal era.

The Djokovic who won it in 2026 was 39 years old.

Different opponents. Different generations. Different stages of his career.

Same result.

Seven visits to Beijing. Seven trophies.

There are bigger tournaments than the China Open, and Djokovic has won virtually all of them.

But there is something uniquely satisfying about his Beijing record.

No complicated comparison is required. No adjustment for eras, surfaces or ranking systems.

Djokovic has played the China Open seven times.

He has won it seven times.

Thirty-four matches. Thirty-four victories.

After 17 years, his record in Beijing is still perfect.

In a career filled with milestones that support Novak Djokovic's claim to be the greatest tennis player of all time, 34-0 in Beijing is another statistic that belongs on the list.

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