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Roger Federer extended his lead on the ‘Big Titles’ scoreboard over rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by beating the Spanish left-hander to earn his second title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Sunday. In taking down his longtime rival, Nadal, Federer captured his fifth ‘Big Title’ of the season, winning two Grand Slams at the Australian Open and Wimbledon as well as earning an ATP World Tour-leading third Masters 1000 trophy. The first two came at the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open presented by Itau. The Swiss upped his total of ‘Big Titles’ — a combination of Grand Slams, Masters 1000 events and Nitto ATP Finals — to 52, five ahead of Djokovic’s 47 and six in...

Roger Federer celebrates winning his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in this Moët Moment at the Shanghai Rolex Masters.

When it comes to playing Rafael Nadal, things haven’t always been easy for Roger Federer. Although their 38th meeting ended in a 6-4, 6-3 win, his fifth in a row against his Spanish southpaw rival, Federer still trails Nadal 15 to 23 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head. The Nadal playbook has always been simple, but historically effective against Federer: use heavy topspin forehands to pound away at the weaker Federer one-handed backhand and attack the open court at the first opportunity.  But in 2017, the Swiss has managed to flip the script. “I think I'm maybe serving consistently better. I get easier power ever since I switched to the bigger racquet, the RF97. I feel I'm connecting better on the...

Watch highlights from the singles final at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, as Roger Federer took down Rafael Nadal in straight-sets to take home the title. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo Courtesy of Getty Images.