It's Murray-Djokovic
Updated: 2012-10-14 07:49
By Associated Press in Shanghai(China Daily)
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Britain's Andy Murray returns a shot to Roger Federer during his 6-4, 6-4 semifinal victory at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. Kin Cheung / Associated Press |
Novak Djokovic reached his 10th final of the season when he beat fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.
Djokovic is looking for his fifth title of the year and second straight after winning in Beijing last week.
He'll face Britain's Andy Murray - who's already won the US Open and Olympic gold medal this year - in the final on Sunday.
Murray cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer in the other semifinal.
Djokovic smacked 25 winners against Berdych and converted all three of his break points to improve his head-to-head record against the Czech to 10-1. It was Djokovic's tour-leading 69th victory of the year.
"Movement today was very important from my side, to be on a very high level so I can try to get into the longer rallies where I find more chances on my side to win the rallies," Djokovic said. "(I) played tactically right. I was putting a lot of returns into the court, making a lot of pressure on his serve."
Djokovic rushed out to a 5-1 lead in the first set.
He broke Berdych in the third game of the second and closed out the match in 1 hour, 25 minutes.
"First of all I need to give credit to Novak, he started really like a champion," Berdych said. "He started really, really great, and didn't give me a chance at all."
(China Daily 10/14/2012 page7)