Federer ‘Great Escape’ Vs Mayer In 2014 Shanghai Classic Moment
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Oct132016
Brazilian shares experience at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event
Hello from Shanghai where Jamie Murray and I are into the quarterfinals! It’s a very big tournament, a tournament that I really enjoy, so I want to stay till the end.
It’s been an amazing year. It’s the first season me and Jamie are playing together. When we got together at the end of last year, both of us were close to winning Slams before, but we didn’t have one. Of course, once you partner with someone, there’s this belief that you’re going to do well. But to bring that into the court was a completely different thing.
We played each other so many times before so we knew how to work with each other’s game and success came really fast. In our first three tournaments, we won Sydney, and then went on to win Melbourne, our first Slam. And now, for us to win the US Open, too, it’s more than we asked for. It’s been amazing. It’s been really nice to play with Jamie. He was a good friend before, and now he became a good friend and my partner, so we’ve been having a lot of success but also a lot of fun on- and off-court.
People say a doubles team is like a marriage and in my case, that’s 100% true. For me, I feel the off-court is as important as the on-court. You wake up, you do practice, you’re tired, you’re jet-lagged and then you play. You win, you lose, you’ve got to deal with so many emotions and you’ve got to be able to do that with your partner. For me, it’s exactly like a marriage. It’s important to have a connection.
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Murray requires 78 minutes for his 62nd win of 2016
Two-time former champion Andy Murray was solid on first serve at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday when he booked a place in the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over No. 13 seed Lucas Pouille.
Murray will next challenge sixth seed Gael Monfils or No. 11 seed David Goffin, who are both attempting to clinch a spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November, for the first time.
Murray capitalised on Pouille’s inexperience, moving towards the net to finish points when the Frenchman floated back sliced backhands. The Scot won the first five games, broke in the first game of the second set and won 95 per cent of his first service points. He converted his third match point opportunity for victory in 78 minutes.
Murray, who has picked up five titles this year – including at the China Open (d. Dimitrov) last week, has a 62-9 match record and is battling Novak Djokovic to finish year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $16,500 (£13,533) for his behaviour – including “lack of best efforts” – during his Shanghai Masters defeat on Wednesday.
The Australian world number 14 lost 6-3 6-1 to 110th-ranked Mischa Zverev of Germany in the second round.
Kyrgios, 21, patted the ball over the net several times when serving and began walking back to his chair before a serve from Zverev had landed.
He was also fined for abusing a spectator and unsportsmanlike conduct.
Kyrgios received a code violation for swearing during the match and argued with a member of the crowd.
The ATP decided to issue the maximum $10,000 (£8,192) fine for breaching its code of conduct regarding “lack of best efforts”.
Having been booed by the crowd, Kyrgios admitted he “took the easy way out” and “tapped out a little bit” against Zverev.
However, the Australian said he did not “owe them anything”.
It came a day after Kyrgios said he was “bored” during his first-round victory over Sam Querrey.
Britain’s Andy Murray was in commanding form as he beat Lucas Pouille in straight sets to progress to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.
The world number two won 6-1 6-3 in one hour 17 minutes to set up a last-eight tie with either Gael Monfils of France or Belgium’s David Goffin.
Murray played aggressively, though he will want to improve on a 46% first-serve percentage.
“I was able to dictate a lot of points. It was a good match,” said Murray.
The world number two began superbly, breaking his 22-year-old opponent in the second and fourth games, and concluded an impressive first set in 39 minutes with the Frenchman making 13 unforced errors.
“Those first two games were important,” said the Scot.
“They were 17 minutes long – he had a chance in the first game, and in the second game I had a few break points before I got it.
“Once I got ahead I did feel like I played a good match. I felt I was able to dictate a lot of the points.”
Thirteenth seed Pouille was broken immediately at the start of the second set and although he managed to hold his serve three times thereafter, he was unable to stop Murray from breaking again to seal victory.
Murray admitted he did not serve at his best, but still won 95% of points on his first serve.
“The second serve has improved a lot this year and that allows me to go for more on the first serves,” said the 29-year-old Wimbledon champion.
World number one Novak Djokovic also progressed, but had to work for his 6-4 6-4 win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil.
The top seed will next play Germany’s Mischa Zverev, who beat Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-1.
French ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw off Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-5 and will play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the last eight.
British number two Heather Watson has been beaten 6-3 6-3 in the Hong Kong Open second round by former world number one Caroline Wozniacki.
Watson, ranked 75 in the world, won three of her four break points but had her own serve broken six times.
She fought hard before the 26-year-old Dane, ranked 53 places higher, won in an hour and 25 minutes.
Earlier, British number one Johanna Konta pulled out of the tournament because of an abdominal strain.
Watson, 24, opened up a 2-0 lead, but a double fault cost her next service game and she was broken twice more in the opening set.
The pair traded breaks in the second, before Watson trailed 4-2 after losing a lengthy sixth game which saw eight deuces.
Watson immediately broke back, but then failed to hold and Wozniacki served out for the match.
British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Hong Kong Open because of an abdominal strain.
The world number nine pulled out of the tournament shortly before her second-round match against Wang Qiang.
Konta currently occupies the final qualifying position for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.
But the 25-year-old, the first British woman in the top 10 since 1984, could be overtaken by Dominika Cibulkova if the Slovak makes the Linz Open final.
“I was really looking forward to making this week last as long as possible. It wasn’t as long as I would have liked, but I need to look after my body first,” said the Briton.
“I need to make sure I make the right decisions for my health.”