Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 🥶 | Beijing 2012 Final Extended Highlights

...picture and then the smiles will evaporate and these two men will get to the warm-ups before they buy for this prestigious title at an ATP World Tour 500 event. Nice bit of athleticism. Really analyzed technique. Good technique and good strength right there. He makes the remarkable look routine. You will not see a better point, Kevin. Oh, yeah. That had a bit of everything in it. They rest in the bottom half of the draw together in the semifinals in Shanghai. Great tennis. One guy's got the scalpel out. So good. You come in at your peril to his forehand. And there is the break. Sanga working hard, putting Djokovic on the back of his heels. And finally the Frenchman, after four attempts, finds himself holding the early lead. Too good. Speaking of too good, a shout-out, a very important shout-out to Bob and Mike Bryan for another victory today. With John Newcomb and Tony Roach. A dozen to both teams' credit as Sanga does the job necessary to at least stay in this sixth game. So important as well, once you have got the break, to try and cement it again against these top-class players, because you don't get all that many opportunities. Back on serve after six games. More aggression from Sanga. Twice coming to the net. Great athleticism. How he manages. 20 minutes into the laps and he had lost the set 6-1. After having been broken in love in the fifth game, Djokovic has lost just one point on serve. His bid for a hold of love to Matt Djokovic's output is spoiled with the backhand return. But Sanga has been impressive. He's had to be. Perfectly measured. Realized Sanga was camped on the net. So quick to sum up his options. Good stuff from both players. Looked pretty good. That one had some shwing on it. I think it's got a piece of the line. Novak would have had a good look at that line as he followed through behind the serve. Whoa, that's interesting. Yeah, Sanga doesn't believe that the point should be awarded to Djokovic. Pleads his case to Liani. He got a good deal of the record on that one. Wasn't like it was a clean ice. But also the argument can be made from Sanga that in the course of his return, that he heard the out call and it affected his ability to continue through the stroke. No. I agree, Kev. It's not like he's just snicked the top of the record. He's got a good chunk of the record on that. Justice prevails. Huge point there. Maybe that will fire him up even more. His ability to move on. Another great point. Novak Djokovic. One set away from a perfect 14-0 record and a third title in Beijing. How's that for a baseline smash? 13-15. Good defensive lob. Missed it. Sanga changing the ball. Left-finger side. Ball is called in. A good explanation from Mohamed Liani as to what's going to occur now. The ball was called good on the forehand of Djokovic. Sanga says, I disagree. He'll be frustrated once again. It's just so easy on the eye, isn't it? There it is. One of the best defensive shots in our sport. To dig back in. To even try to attempt it, let alone achieve it. That was circa 1985. Oh, the return. Terrific in front of a charging Sanga in the break. Fans love that. Both guys getting out the chisel there. And things slipping away from the Frenchman. Any momentum, any hope, any chance. Djokovic is looking to stamp it out. Puts him one game away from handing Sanga his sixth straight loss to the Serbian. And more importantly, it'll be career title number 32. Chasing Peck of Fulton. Oh, jaw-dropping stuff. There's a reason why he leads as far as match wins are concerned this year. And of course, the most wins on a hard court. It's done. And he has done it again for the 14th time in as many matches. Novak Djokovic prevails. And he is a three-time champion at the China Open. Now, please enjoy the last photo shooting of our winner, Novak Djokovic. I heard him say xie xie, which is thank you, in Mandarin. That, again, just going to make him more endearing to the Chinese fans here.