Shanghai — Andy Murray demolished Roberto Bautista 7-6 (7/1) 6-1 to win the Shanghai Masters without dropping a set on Sunday, edging closer to Novak Djokovic’s world No1 ranking. The Wimbledon and Olympic champion won seven points in a row in the first-set tie-breaker and broke Bautista three times in the second set to lift his third Shanghai title. Second-ranked Murray is now on a 10-match winning streak in which he has won 20 straight sets, including last week’s similarly impressive victory at the China Open in Beijing. But most importantly, Murray slashes the gap on slumping world No1 Djokovic, who was shocked by Spain’s Bautista in the semis, to collect just 915 ranking points. "The last few months I’ve played very well in all of the tournaments and obviously I’m happy to be back in the final again here," the 2010 and 2011 champion told the crowd, as celebratory gold glitter rained down on the Qi Zhong Stadium. Bautista, who was playing his first Masters final, said Murray’s am...
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