Novak Djokovic beats Michael Berrer to progress to second round of China Open

Novak Djokovic progressed to the second round of the China Open despite dropping a set in his 6-1 6-7 (3/7) 6-2 win over Michael Berrer.

Elsewhere in Beijing, Nikolay Davydenko won an all-Russian clash against Alex Bogomolov Jr 7-5 6-1, Jurgen Melzer saw off Pablo Andujar 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7/3) and Julien Benneteau retired when trailing 6-1 2-0 to Andreas Seppi.