Federer, Murray set up final in Shanghai
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October 17, 2010, Sunday
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WORLD No. 3 Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 last night to set up a mouthwatering Shanghai Rolex Masters final against a resurgent Andy Murray.
Federer, who will regain his No. 2 ranking with the win, broke Djokovic three times at the Qizhong Tennis Center in suburban Minhang District.
Federer fell to No. 3 in the rankings after the Serb beat him in the US Open semifinals. This will be Federer's sixth final of the season.
Second seed Djokovic had hoped to secure his second title of the week after winning the China Open in Beijing on Monday but squandered four break points in the first set against the Swiss.
Federer, 29, has faced Murray twice this year, beating him in the final of the Australian Open but losing out to the Briton for the Toronto Masters title in August.
"I do really enjoy playing Roger and wouldn't mind playing him. It's a great experience every time," Murray told reporters after his 6-4, 6-1 win over Argentine Juan Monaco.
"When I played him in the Toronto final, I was a lot more aggressive and didn't give him many chances to dictate the points, especially on my serve.
"That's something that I need to do against him if I want to beat him," he added.
Murray, recovered from a recent illness, has yet drop a set in the tournament.
Several times, he drew Monaco to the net before launching booming backhands or lobs towards the exposed baseline, even breaking his racket strings after one return to foil the stunned Argentine.
Murray broke Monaco's serve early in the first set before taking a 5-2 lead. But he committed four straight errors when trying to close out the set and dropped serve for only the second time all week.
He broke right back in the next game, which included a point where Murray saved three overheads in a row with backhand lobs, before Monaco finally sent a smash wide.
"I chased a lot of balls down, he made a few mistakes," Murray said. "Points like that can sort of change matches a little bit. But I was still feeling quite comfortable, even at that stage."
In Osaka, Japan, Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm remains on track to become the oldest player to win a WTA singles title, after beating Shahar Peer in the semifinal of the Japan Women's Open yesterday.
Date Krumm, who turned 40 last month, broke third-seeded Israeli Peer to go up 6-5 in the third set before serving out for a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 win.
Date Krumm's opponent in the final will be another veteran -the 33-year-old Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, who upset second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France 6-2, 7-5.
The oldest player to win a WTA singles title was Billie Jean King in Birmingham in 1983 when she was 39 years, 7 months and 23 days old.
Federer, who will regain his No. 2 ranking with the win, broke Djokovic three times at the Qizhong Tennis Center in suburban Minhang District.
Federer fell to No. 3 in the rankings after the Serb beat him in the US Open semifinals. This will be Federer's sixth final of the season.
Second seed Djokovic had hoped to secure his second title of the week after winning the China Open in Beijing on Monday but squandered four break points in the first set against the Swiss.
Federer, 29, has faced Murray twice this year, beating him in the final of the Australian Open but losing out to the Briton for the Toronto Masters title in August.
"I do really enjoy playing Roger and wouldn't mind playing him. It's a great experience every time," Murray told reporters after his 6-4, 6-1 win over Argentine Juan Monaco.
"When I played him in the Toronto final, I was a lot more aggressive and didn't give him many chances to dictate the points, especially on my serve.
"That's something that I need to do against him if I want to beat him," he added.
Murray, recovered from a recent illness, has yet drop a set in the tournament.
Several times, he drew Monaco to the net before launching booming backhands or lobs towards the exposed baseline, even breaking his racket strings after one return to foil the stunned Argentine.
Murray broke Monaco's serve early in the first set before taking a 5-2 lead. But he committed four straight errors when trying to close out the set and dropped serve for only the second time all week.
He broke right back in the next game, which included a point where Murray saved three overheads in a row with backhand lobs, before Monaco finally sent a smash wide.
"I chased a lot of balls down, he made a few mistakes," Murray said. "Points like that can sort of change matches a little bit. But I was still feeling quite comfortable, even at that stage."
In Osaka, Japan, Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm remains on track to become the oldest player to win a WTA singles title, after beating Shahar Peer in the semifinal of the Japan Women's Open yesterday.
Date Krumm, who turned 40 last month, broke third-seeded Israeli Peer to go up 6-5 in the third set before serving out for a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 win.
Date Krumm's opponent in the final will be another veteran -the 33-year-old Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, who upset second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France 6-2, 7-5.
The oldest player to win a WTA singles title was Billie Jean King in Birmingham in 1983 when she was 39 years, 7 months and 23 days old.
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