体坛英语新闻：Federer, Murray to play at Shanghai Masters final

SHANGHAI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- World number two Roger Federer beat Serb Novak Djokovic to vie for the title against Andy Murray of Britain in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Federer defeated Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 on the later match while Murray staged a dominant performance to oust Juan Monaco from Argentina 6-4, 6-1.

"You know, just needed to focus. Like the next game," said Murray, whose effort of chasing every ball aroused the applause for many times. "I chased a lot of balls down."

"I think each match I feel better. The court, this is a court or a surface for me that is very good."

After winning the match, the 23-year-old Scotch only needs one victory to clinch his second title in this season.

Murray accomplished the first break in the fourth game, hitting a powerful backhander to make a 3-1 lead. Monaco saved two break points in that game, but he lost the third after netting a forehand stroke. The Argentinean got warmed up through the first several games, earning a break point in the seventh game, but Murray saved it to move up to 5-2.

Monaco resolved to win the opening set. The 26-year-old held serve and broke one to catch up until 4-5. However, he lost his confidence after missing an easy shot in the tenth game, making three consecutive unforced errors to lose the set 4-6.

Monaco was unable to fight back in the second set, broken twice to trail by 1-5. In the final service game, Murray powered an ace to finish the match 6-1.

"I mean, I do really enjoy playing Roger. You know, it's obviously a great experience every time you get to play against him," said Murray, who harvested 7 victories out of his 12 previous meetings with the Swiss legend.

It was Federer's eleventh victory over his 23-year-old opponent, and he elevated his ATP rankings to the second place thanks to Saturday's wonderful performance.

After clinching the match, the 16 Grand Slams owner was ready for the 91st final in his career.

"I guess against the best players you have to stay aggressive," he said. "My game anyway is not to let the other guy making mistakes. That's not how I play."