De Minaur's injury hands Djokovic his seventh title in China

Photo: Sky News Arabia

Australian player Alex de Minaur withdrew due to a thigh injury during the final of the China Open against Serbian Novak Djokovic on Tuesday, handing his opponent his seventh title at the tournament.

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Djokovic had narrowly won the first set before the match was halted due to his opponent's injury.

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De Minaur had left the court for a medical timeout after the first set, before resuming play with a large bandage on his left thigh.

However, the Australian was unable to continue the match, despite winning the first game of the second set, and announced his withdrawal when the score was 7-6 (3) in favor of Djokovic and 1-0 in the second set.

Djokovic had narrowly won the first set before the match was halted due to his opponent's injury.