BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic claimed his seventh China Open men's singles title, while Russia's Mirra Andreeva reached the women's singles quarterfinals with a straight-set victory here on Tuesday.

Djokovic, 39, who previously won the China Open in 2009, 2010 and from 2012 to 2015, continued his perfect record at the tournament. The 24-time Grand Slam champion came from behind to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in the quarterfinals before advancing to the final after third seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia was defaulted while trailing in the semifinals.

Facing 27-year-old Alex de Minaur in the final, Djokovic won the first set 7-6 (3). The Australian led 1-0 in the second before retiring with a left adductor strain. The victory extended Djokovic's China Open winning streak to 34 matches, with the Serbian having won the title in all seven of his appearances at the tournament.

"The great is not something that you are born with. It's something that really needs to be built. Individual sport like tennis requires 100 percent of commitments and dedication to this sport, not only when it comes to training, but when it comes to full lifestyle," Djokovic noted.

When asked whether this would be his last appearance at the China Open, the Serbian said, "We will see. I will be back for sure, but in which role and how... I don't know yet to be honest. I am not making plans for so much ahead right now."

In the men's doubles final, British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool took the title after defeating the Netherlands' Sander Arends and David Pel 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.

On the women's side, fourth seed Andreeva eased past Ukraine's Daria Snigur 6-2, 6-2. "I think today I was serving and defending well because she [Snigur] is a very aggressive player. I thought being a good defender today would be good and useful," said Andreeva.

"I feel more comfortable with every match that I get to play. I think that's a good sign. I try my best to keep up the same level of intensity because I really want to advance further and win more matches," the 19-year-old Russian added. She will next meet compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova and Nikola Bartunkova also reached the quarterfinals after defeating Japan's Naomi Osaka and Austria's Sinja Kraus respectively on Tuesday, setting up an all-Czech clash.

Just four days after contesting the women's singles final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, China's Wang Xiyu and Zhang Shuai returned to action in the women's doubles first round at the China Open.

Asian Games champion Wang and compatriot Jiang Xinyu lost to Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Su-wei and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 1-6, 10-4. Asian Games silver medalist Zhang, 37, partnered the Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova to beat China's Yuan Yue and Feng Shuo 6-1, 7-6 (4).

"Coming back from Nagoya to here, it was only a two-day turnaround. Everything in my life revolves around tennis. I eat, sleep, and take a break. Everything is for better tennis. This is what a professional tennis player should do," veteran Zhang said.

On Wednesday, third seed Coco Gauff of the United States will face Belgium's Elise Mertens, while China's Zheng Qinwen will take on Armenia's Alina Charaeva. ■

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