China Open 2015 Final: Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal Score and Reaction

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic's dream season continued Sunday as he defeated third-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 to win the China Open in Beijing for the fourth consecutive year and sixth time overall.

Nole improved his career record against his Spanish foe to 22-23, and he has now won seven of the past eight meetings between them.

As seen in this tweet courtesy of the China Open on Twitter, Djoker held the advantage in essentially every major statistical category Sunday:

Djokovic's victory marked his 29th in a row at the China Open. As Tumaini Carayol of Eurosport pointed out, nobody truly tested that streak this week in Beijing:

This also marks Djoker's eighth singles title of a magical 2015 season that has also seen him win the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to go along with a runner-up finish at the French Open.

Djokovic vs. Nadal is undoubtedly among the greatest rivalries in the history of tennis. Even though both future Hall of Famers are moving in different directions right now, with Nole on the ascent and Rafa on the descent largely because of injuries, they always rise to the occasion against each other.

According to ATPWorldTour.com, the 28-year-old Serb was well aware of the challenge he was about to face Sunday despite Nadal's recent struggles:

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I always expect a battle with him. I always prepare myself for the battle, no question about it. He's the player I played the most against in my life. There are no secrets. 

I know he's going to try his best tomorrow to win his title, and I will do, too. I think we are both on a very high level; we know how to play these big matches. I'm sure we're going to go out and play some good tennis for the crowd. The better player will win.

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Djokovic was once again the better player, as he has been so often in recent years, and that was quite apparent from the start of the match when he immediately broke Nadal and took control.

Nadal threw everything he had at Djokovic during the first set, but as pointed out by BBC's David Law, the best player in the world seemingly always had an answer:

Despite Djoker's spectacular play, Nadal was very much in the match and willing to go toe-to-toe with arguably his toughest opponent. Rafa's will to win was on full display when he scored his first hold of the match to make it 2-1 in favor of Djokovic, as he showed a great deal of emotion, per Sports Illustrated contributor Carole Bouchard:

Even though Nadal played aggressively and clearly wanted to give Djokovic everything he could handle, Nole continued to get the better of the Spaniard as he converted yet another break to take a 5-2 lead.

That result surprised Bouchard since Djokovic was essentially allowing his opponent to dictate the pace and style of the match:

Djoker defended masterfully, though, and ultimately took the first set 6-2 mostly because of his ability to win the big points. Nadal squandered a pair of break-point attempts, while Djokovic was successful on two of his three opportunities.

Bouchard thought Djokovic's margin of victory in the opening set was deceiving considering how impressive Nadal's form seemed to be:

After trading holds to start the second set, Nadal needed treatment on his right foot. Djokovic took advantage of whatever ailed his opponent, producing a break and consolidating that with another hold to go up 3-1.

He didn't stop there, however, as he broke Nadal yet again and then put him on the brink of elimination by holding to take a 5-1 lead.

With Nole in firm control of the match, Chris Oddo of Tennis Now marveled at how he seems to somehow get better with age:

Rafa was able to delay the inevitable and make the score look a bit more palatable for his fans by holding while down 5-1, but Djoker mercifully finished the match off during his ensuing service game to continue his dominance at the China Open.

Djokovic has the pressure of being the favorite in every match he plays, which is incredible considering he plays in a golden age of tennis that also includes the likes of Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka.

Nole almost always puts up a good fight, though, and now boasts a 64-5 record in 2015, which rivals his incredible 2011 campaign that saw him go 70-6.

There weren't great expectations for Nadal on Sunday since his 2015 has been somewhat pedestrian by his standards, with just three singles titles and no Grand Slam championships to his credit. Rafa did his best to compete, but the Serbian superstar is arguably playing as well as anyone ever has.

This has been the year of Djokovic, and while there may be more matches left for him to play, Djoker put an exclamation point on 2015 with his thorough dismantling of a 14-time Grand Slam champion.

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