Britain's Andy Murray passed up a major opportunity for a spot in the China Open last as he lost 6-3 6-4 to Novak Djokovic.
Guarding champion and world number one Djokovic asserted the key break of serve in the eighth diversion in Beijing.
He began the second set with an alternate break and, in spite of the fact that Scot Murray aroused, the Serb wrapped up his 23rd continuous win in the competition.
In the last Djokovic will meet Tomas Berdych or qualifier Martin Klizan, who knocked out Rafael Nadal on Friday.
Murray, 27, spared two break focuses in the eight diversion, which kept going nine minutes, yet the amazing Djokovic changed over the third before serving out for the set.
Murray, who has never beaten 27-year-old Djokovic in the wake of losing the first set, recouped from losing his serve again at the begin of the second set by crushing spirit to level at 3-3.
Notwithstanding, four-time champion Djokovic constrained the lapse to split yet again and open up a 5-4 lead before fixing triumph in a hour and 36 minutes.
"I was making a tolerable showing of it myself, however I simply made a couple of an excess of slips today," said Murray.
"I played some great stuff. Anyhow the period the center of the first set, and the start of the second set, I could have improved."
Murray started the week tenth in the Race to London standings, with the main eight meeting all requirements for November's season-finishing ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Djokovic's finals record in Beijing
2013:beat Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4
2012:beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7-4) 6-2
2010:beat David Ferrer 6-2 6-4
2009:beat Marin Cilic 6-2 7-6 (7-4)
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