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Djokovic eases past China's Zhang to reach China Open last 8 (updated)

Xinhua, October 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the last 8 in China Open here on Thursday with a ruthless 6-2, 6-1 win over China's Zhang Ze.

This was the first time that Djokovic, the current world No. 1, confronted a Chinese player. The vast disparity between the two players was obivious, and the match lasted only 55 minutes.

"I didn't play very well in today's match, Djokovic just gave out his own level," Zhang said. "There is still a huge gap between me and those top players like him."

Zhang commited that he really cherished this chance to play with Djokovic: "Before the match today,I was very excited. I was looking forward to this match with Novak because I don't have many opportunities

to meet with those top players. I want to take each opportunity to play with them."

Just two days ago, another Chinese tennis player Wu Di was knocked out by third-seeded Rafal Nadal, the former world No. 1, in the first round.

In Zhang's opinion, those top players are much more professional than Chinese players,.

"As a tennis player, the requirement is demanding, especially for the top-level players," he said. "In some details, they are better than us." Endit