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Murray To Face Bautista Agut In Shanghai Final

First-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finalist Roberto Bautista Agut and two-time Shanghai Rolex Masters champion Andy Murray meet in Sunday’s championship match. This is the third meeting between the two and Murray owns a 2-0 record, winning at 2014 Wimbledon and 2015 Munich, both in straight sets. Both players have not dropped a set en route to the final. They each have been broken four times while each breaking opponents 17 times. The No. 15-seeded Bautista Agut is trying to become the first Spaniard to win the title in the tournament’s eight year history. Nadal was runner-up in 2009 and Ferrer in 2011. Murray, who won titles in 2010-11, is making his fourth Shanghai final appearance (2-1). He is attempting...

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Djokovic Eyes Final Push After Shanghai Defeat

The gap is narrowing. Andy Murray is hot on Novak Djokovic's tail in pursuit of year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. For four of the past five years, the Serbian has sat atop the tennis world come November, but following a semi-final defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, his continued reign is not guaranteed. Despite suffering just his second loss at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event since 2010, Djokovic is optimistic for a strong finish to the season, which will culminate with a title defence at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. "It's not over yet," said Djokovic. "There are a couple of big tournaments still along the way in Paris and...

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Murray Turns Up Heat On Djokovic For No. 1

Andy Murray took a significant step in his quest to overthrow Novak Djokovic as year-end World No. 1, after reaching his 20th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Murray downed Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the championship, striking 22 winners. Victory in Sunday's final would move him to within striking distance of the top spot in the Emirates ATP Race To London after Djokovic suffered a semi-final defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut earlier on Saturday. The battle for year-end No. 1, a mantle held by the Serbian four of the past five years, is approaching a critical stage with the Scot moving to 1,315 points behind his longtime rival. A title in Shanghai...

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