Britain's world number four Andy Murray romped to a 6-3 6-2 win over Switzerland's Roger Federer to claim the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday. The 23-year-old Scot was in impeccable form throughout the one-hour-25-minute contest, breaking the third seed's serve four times to dismantle the 16-time grand slam champion and win his second Masters title of the season.
Federer was annoyed that the umpire had over-ruled a call in his favour on a breakpoint in the second set, saying the decision possibly cost him the match.
Murray did not lose a set all week. "I have had a great week and played some of my best tennis, which I had to, to beat Roger," he said at the trophy presentation. The contest was the third meeting in a final between the pair this season with Murray losing at the Australian Open at the start of the year before gaining some revenge at the Toronto Masters in August.
On Sunday, Murray faced down Federer from the start, breaking serve in the first game and defending six break points with fearsome returns. Federer appeared to run out of steam in the second set as Murray repeatedly sent the 29-year-old scurrying from side to side with an array of pinpoint cross-court winners.
The Swiss was still smarting about the overturned line call after the match.
"It happens all the time. You hope it doesn't happen in the finals against a great player like Andy on a breakpoint," he said.
Federer, though, said the better player had won, adding: "Andy didn't give me many chances to pull off the really big shots today."
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