Easy does it for cruise-control Djokovic

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France (R) congratulates the winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their men's singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, October 18, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

But the pressure proved too much.

Djokovic hammered balls to all angles with supreme court coverage at the expense of just eight unforced errors and broke at the third attempt in the crucial ninth game.

"Today there is nothing to say. He's playing a lot better than everybody, I think," said Tsonga.

"He's really consistent. You have to be in your best shape to beat him anyway, and everybody knows that it's not easy to play your best tennis every match."

It was a second straight tournament Djokovic had won without dropping a set after he landed his sixth China Open title in Beijing last week.

The Serb now boasts a 38-1 record on the Chinese hardcourts.

Tsonga will be comforted by his strong showing in China, which helped move him up to ninth in the race to qualify for the eight man end-of-season ATP Tour Finals in London next month.

Djokovic, however, was left looking for more records after securing his 57th ATP Tour title and moving within two of Nadal's mark of 27 Masters Series crowns after taking his prize money for the year beyond $16 million.