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Federer claims first Shanghai title

Monday, October 13 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Roger Federer beat Gilles Simon 7-6 (6), 7-6 (2) in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday (12th October) to win his fourth title of the year.

    Script:

    Gilles Simon hadn't won in his last five encounters with Roger Federer going into the final clash in Shanghai.

    Yet the unseeded Frenchman looked on form early on and broke in the first game.

    Federer would break back and have a chance for the set on Simon's serve at 5-6. Yet he held firm.

    Into the tiebreak at 6-7 Federer and he found one of his backhands down the line to take the set.

    The second set went to serve through to the seventh game, with Simon looking to force the issue, Federer found an inside out forehand to keep ontop.

    As with the first, the second set went into a tiebreak. Federer looking for an early mini break was put away with this Simon backhand.

    Yet that was to be Simon's final point of the tiebreak. The pair trading blows from the back of the court, yet the error came from the Frenchman.

    Federer the winner of Djokovic dominated tournament in recent times. The victory also means Federer moves to World No 2.

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