Video - When Djokovic and Thiem faced off in Shanghai in 2014 with Yao Ming

It was a 21-year-old Dominic Thiem, ranked 39th in the world, who faced Novak Djokovic in the second round of Shanghai in 2014. The match was also marked by the appearance of basketball player Yao Ming, who stands 7'6" and seemed quite impressive next to the two players when he performed the coin toss.

On the tennis side, it was complicated for the Austrian to assert himself against the world number one. The Serbian won 6-3, 6-4, before falling to Roger Federer in the semifinals.

This match was the first of 12 encounters between these two players where Djokovic leads 7-5.