Murray masters Shanghai to tighten on tip ranking
Andy Murray binds his prize during a Shanghai Masters tennis contest in Shanghai on Oct 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
SHANGHAI: Andy Murray demolished Roberto Bautista 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 on Sunday as he won a Shanghai Masters though dropping a set and slashed a opening on universe series one Novak Djokovic.
The Wimbledon and Olympic champion won 7 points in a quarrel in a first-set tie-breaker and pennyless Bautista 3 times in a second set to lift his third Shanghai title.
Second-ranked Murray has now won 20 true sets in a 10-match winning streak, marching to back-to-back titles in China including final week’s China Open feat in Beijing.
Murray also cuts a opening on Djokovic, who was repelled by Spain’s Bautista in a semis, to 915 points as he zeroes in on a Serb’s tip ranking.
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“The final few months I’ve played really good in all of a tournaments and apparently I’m happy to be behind in a final again here,” a 2010 and 2011 leader told a crowd.
Murray’s initial offer of a compare was a thumping ace and he took a hold on a initial set during 3-3 when Bautista netted a backhand to remove a initial mangle indicate of a match.
But Murray, portion during 5-4, mislaid 3 set points and got in a mixed on a dump shot to palm Bautista his initial mangle point, that he converted with a clever forehand.
The Briton slammed 3 uninterrupted aces for 6-6 and he dominated a tie-break, winning 7 points in a quarrel and holding a set with a sizzling backhand return.
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A fibre of Bautista errors put Murray a mangle adult during a start of set two, though to his apparent disappointment he gave it true behind with a miscued forehand.
But Bautista twice double faulted to go a mangle down before handing over nonetheless another break, creation feat a ritual for Murray who buried his initial championship point.
With his 41st contest feat and sixth this year, Murray joins Stefan Edberg in corner 15th place on a list of Open-era pretension winners.
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