At the time of his retirement, Djokovic was leading de Minaur 7-6(3), 0-1, the Times of India reports. The match therefore ended without the contest being completed.
According to the publication’s account, the result handed Djokovic his seventh China Open title, the most won by any single player in the event’s history, according to the wording reported by the source.
The Times of India also attributes to the victory Djokovic’s 102nd ATP singles title.
The same report states that Djokovic moved to within one ATP victory of Roger Federer’s record, without specifying the total number that makes up that mark.
According to the source, the victory extended Djokovic’s China Open winning streak to 34 matches.
The available information therefore links the seventh title, the 102nd ATP trophy and the approach to Federer’s record to the same victory; these details are reported by the Times of India, without independent confirmation in the available material.