Murray wins Shanghai Masters for title treble

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Andy Murray sealed an Asian title treble at Shanghai Masters with 7-5, 6-4 win over David Ferrer.

17 October,2011 02:46 am

Awesome Andy Murray sealed an Asian title treble at the Shanghai Masters Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 win over David Ferrer, guaranteeing he will leapfrog Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time, to number three.Defending champion Murray, 24, was tested by the Spaniard but ultimately had too much for the world number five, wrapping up his eighth Masters title in one hour and 45 minutes.It is the third ATP tour title in as many weeks for Murray, who was victorious in Bangkok and Tokyo during a perfect Asian swing and has now won 15 matches in succession.Murray admitted that topping Swiss 16-time Grand Slam winner Federer in the rankings was a boost, even though he was aiming higher than number three, adding he was not yet guaranteed to finish the year in third place.The first game of the match at the Qi Zhong stadium lasted 10 minutes with a succession of lengthy baseline rallies before Murray broke to seize an early advantage -- only for Ferrer to immediately break back.Serve then dominated until the 11th game, which proved to be the turning point of the set and the match, Ferrer double-faulting to lose the game after looking comfortable at 30-0.The second set followed the same pattern at the start, with Murray grabbing the early break only for Ferrer to pull level at 1-1 as the Scot smashed a ball into the ground in frustration.But a horrendous missed overhead from third seed Ferrer handed the British player two break points in the following game and he made no mistake, hoisting a lob from behind the baseline to win the game, and going on to take the match with few alarms.Ferrer, 29, who was disappointed with his serving, said: Today it was impossible to beat Andy.Murray has won 25 of 26 matches since mid-August, his only defeat coming in the US Open semi-finals to Rafael Nadal, whom he beat in the Japan Open final.When the new rankings are issued on Monday, Murray will have just Novak Djokovic and Nadal ahead of him as he targets finishing the year as the number three player in the world, something he has never achieved before.