China Open 2015: Thursday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule

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Published: October 8, 2015

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Top seed Novak Djokovic motored into the quarter-finals of the China Open on Thursday, seeing off local wild card Ze Zhang in straight sets.

The world No. 1 has been in imperious form in the build-up to this tournament and made light work of a player ranked 218 places below him in the ATP rankings. Fabio Fognini and Pablo Cuevas joined Djokovic in the last eight after their wins earlier in the day.

In the women’s draw, there was a shock win for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova over third seed Flavia Pennetta, while qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands also notched a surprise victory, eliminating 15th seed Roberta Vinci.

Here’s a look at Thursday’s results so far and a recap of how the action panned out on another absorbing day in Beijing.



 

Easy Work for Djokovic

The local fans flocking to the match between Djokovic and Zhang knew they were set to see something special, whether that be another masterclass from the 10-time Grand Slam champion or the underdog raising his game to pose problems for the best player in the world.

The former of those two scenarios was always going to be the most likely, and that’s how the match panned out, as Djokovic overwhelmed the world No. 219 6-2, 6-1. From the off, Djokovic’s serve was too strong and even when Zhang got a foothold in points, he was blown away by the Serb’s stunning ground strokes.



As noted by TennisTV, early on it became apparent Novak was going to extend his exceptional record at the China Open:



Zhang did himself credit in front of the Chinese crowd, but the eventual winning scoreline was an accurate representation of the chasm in class between the two players.

Elsewhere, Cuevas continued his fine run. After nullifying second seed Tomas Berdych on Wednesday, the Uruguayan was able to get the better of another big hitter on Thursday...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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