Roberto Bautista Agut remains on course to lift the fifth ATP World Tour title of his career on Thursday after he reached the Aircel Chennai Open quarter-finals. The World No. 14, who reached the 2013 final (l. to Tipsarevic) was solid on serve in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Rogerio Dutra Silva. Bautista Agut goes on to face Mikhail Youzhny, the seventh seed and 2008 champion, who defeated Renzo Olivo 6-1, 7-5 in one hour and 33 minutes. Aljaz Bedene needed over three hours to upset fourth seed Martin Klizan 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(2). The Brit fired 14 aces to advance to the last eight, where he will face fifth seed Benoit Paire. The Frenchman advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win...
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...