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Top Teams Set Shanghai Final Showdown

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Sunday, when top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers battle second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo for the Shanghai Rolex Masters title. The four leading teams in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London were in action on semi-final Saturday at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center. Kubot and Melo stormed back to defeat Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 4-6, 6-3, 10/7 in one hour and 23 minutes, continuing their hot streak at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level.  Advancing to their eighth team final this year, the second seeds will contest their fourth at the Masters 1000 stage. They hoisted the trophy in both Miami and Madrid. "We played...

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Nadal Tries To Extend Streak Against Cilic In Shanghai SFs

The penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season, the Shanghai Rolex Masters, is poised for a dramatic finale. While the tournament is down to four players, the excitement is only increasing with tantalising match-ups on Saturday in the semi-finals. Three of the top four seeds remain, with second seed Roger Federer the only player to have previously won the title. While No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 16 Juan Martin del Potro have reached the final, in 2009 and 2013, respectively, No. 4 Marin Cilic is appearing in his first Shanghai semi-final, playing to guarantee his spot in the Nitto ATP Finals. Plenty is on the line in the day’s first singles match, as Nadal brings a...

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