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A final unexpected, was the one orchestrated yesterday by Serbian Novak Djokovic and Briton Andy Murray, who after making a major campaign in the tournament, every drop of sweat left on the court to lift the title and provide a show the highest level of making us forget the absence of voceados always, Federer and Nadal.
While the party was filed on behalf of the Serbian who won in three sets with partial flawless 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, could be seen a lot of delivery, although this was not enough for Murray got at least one set to favor.
This is the second consecutive year that Britain reached the final but wins the title. As for Djokovic, this is her second Grand Slam in oceanic land, after defeat to Tsonga, when he was just 20 years.
The British tennis player Andy Murray, world number four, rolled on Sunday Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 and won the 1000 Masters title in Shanghai.
The Scot, 23, played a flawless during the hour and lasted 25 minutes game, breaking the service 16 times Grand Slam champion four times to dismantle it and get his second Masters of the season.
“I had a great week and I played one of my best games of tennis to beat Roger,” Murray said at the awards ceremony of an event that did not lose a set.
The match meant the third time they met in a final this season, Murray lost in the Australia Open earlier this year before taking the rematch at the Toronto Masters in August 1000. Read the rest of this entry »
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic meet again in a U.S. Open semifinal. Will be the third consecutive fight over both players. The previous two have opted Swiss side.
Federer reached the semifinals for the seventh consecutive year after beating Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, thus avenging the defeat in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
Federer controlled at all times Soderling never found his game and could not connect an ace until the third set.
Meanwhile Djokovic had no trouble to beat Monfils 7-6, 6-1, 6-2, who just stood up in the first set, which was decided in the tiebreaker. The rest was a cakewalk for the man in Belgrade.
On the other side of the box, now play the other quarter-final. Nadal and Verdasco played by one of the tickets, while Youzhny Wawrinka and go on the other.
