Roger Federer and Andy Murray missed the inaugural event of the Shanghai Masters 1000 in 2009, and they remained the players to beat in China a year later. They set up the final match, and Andy won 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 25 minutes for his sixth Masters 1000 title, conquering two in each of the previous three seasons to become the seventh most successful player at this level. .
Since 1990. Shanghai 2010 is Murray’s most compelling Masters 1000 trophy, with 25 games in five encounters and concluding all matches in less than an hour and a half. Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko lost in the second round.
At the same time, defeated finalist Rafael Nadal fell to Jurgen Melzer before the quarters, leaving Djokovic, Murray and Federer fighting for the crown. Roger toppled Novak in the semi-finals, but was unable to do much against Andy a day later, finishing on the losing end for the eighth time in 13 meetings against the Briton.
Murray suffered only two service breaks en route to the final, and Federer was unable to add more to that account, wasting all six breakout opportunities and missing four of eight opportunities offered to Andy. The Swiss never found his desired rhythm, made too many unforced errors and failed to keep the points on his racket, especially after failing the first serve.
Murray produced a perfect balance of good defensive tennis and controlled aggression, dominating his shots well and outscoring Roger 29-11 in long range rallies to secure the straight-set victory. Andy gained a huge boost already in the opening game, winning four consecutive 40-15 points against to break Federer, who was unable to keep the backhand wing safe.
Murray confirmed the break with a winning serve and created another break opportunity when Roger added a backhand error in the third game.
Woodbridge on Roger Federer
Recently, former doubles legend Todd Woodbridge spoke about the prospect of seeing Roger Federer relish Grand Slam success once again.
The winner of a multi-doubles Grand Slam had doubts that the 20-time champion would win a Major at the age of 40, having undergone several knee surgeries in the recent past. Speaking on this issue, Woodbridge stated: “Highly unlikely.
If I did win one, I think the only one I could beat is Wimbledon. He’s had another knee surgery… he won’t be on the court for a while. I don’t think we’ll see it in Australia (in 2022) ”.
The 50-year-old added: “He is not going to win at the French Open and he is 40 years old. I think Roger is going to come out and play good games, but winning seven games to win a slam, I don’t think we will see it. “
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