Beijing: Tomas Berdych and Caroline Wozniacki both lost their way in Beijing's choking smog as they exited the haze-hit China Open with tough defeats on Wednesday. As air pollution hovered at "hazardous" levels and fans in face masks became commonplace, Berdych was sent packing just 24 hours after arriving from his victory in the rain-delayed Shenzhen Open final.


Pablo Cuevas (left) shakes hands with Tomas Berdych

The Czech world number five never hit his stride against Uruguay's 37th-ranked Pablo Cuevas as he was dumped out 6-4, 6-4 to become the rollercoaster tournament's latest upset. "I made one tournament title. The other one didn't go my way," shrugged Berdych, who won his 11th career title in Shenzhen, southern China, on Monday. "It's always a difficult part of the year," he said. "We have to travel a lot.