Fed Express too hot for Nadal
Swiss legend draws level with Lendl at Shanghai Masters by winning 94th title against world No1
Shanghai — Roger Federer got one over his long-time rival Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters 6-4 6-3 on Sunday in a showdown between the two best players on the planet. It was a 94th title for the Swiss legend, drawing him level with the great Ivan Lendl, and it was a fifth victory in a row against world No1 Nadal. Nadal was ahead in their overall record down the years, with 23 wins to Federer’s 14, but he was up against it almost right away. No2 Federer put Nadal under the cosh immediately on the Spaniard’s serve, breaking him in the first game — to roars of approval from the majority inside the arena. Another break to 36-year-old Federer in the pivotal fifth game of the second set put him in reach of a second Shanghai Masters crown — and a sixth title in 2017. "We didn’t think maybe we were going to have the year we did, I definitely didn’t," Federer said, looking at Nadal, reflecting on their continued success even at this late stage of their careers. Federer, fondly known ...
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