Dominant Murray takes Shanghai Masters title

Andy Murray continued his fine record against Roger Federer by beating the Swiss in straight sets to claim the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.

Both Murray and Federer arrived in the final having not conceded a set at the tournament, and it was the Dunblane man who emerged with that record intact.

The fourth seed never looked back after breaking his third-seeded Swiss opponent in the first game and went on to triumph 6-3 6-2.

The Shanghai Masters is Murray's second title of the year and sixth at the elite Masters 1000 level.

He broke serve in the first game of the match and combined his usual breathless defence with numerous spectacular winners as he came through in one hour 25 minutes, saving all six break points he faced.

"It was a great week - I played some of my best tennis, especially tonight," said the 23-year-old.

"You always have to play your best to have a chance against Roger. I managed to do that most of the week so I'm really pleased."

Federer, who is back at world number two following his semi-final win against Novak Djokovic, paid tribute to the champion.

"He had an outstanding tournament," said the 29-year-old, who has won 16 grand slam titles.

"It's not easy to win these Masters 1000 tournaments. I know how tough they are to win so congratulations on a great effort.

"I couldn't quite break through. Andy played great. He didn't give me much and made me work extremely hard - going for big shots which I couldn't pull off, which was unfortunate but I still had a great tournament."