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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2014 51 Sport TENNIS Federer to play Simon in Shanghai Masters final ROGER Federer will play unseed- ed Frenchman Gilles Simon in the final of the Shanghai Masters to- day. Federer halted Novak Djokovic's 28-match unbeaten run in China as the Swiss defeated the world No1 to book a place in the final of the Shanghai Masters. Federer, seeded third, defeated his Serbian rival 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 35 minutes to line up a meeting with Simon of in today's final. Federer is already set to return to No2 in the ATP rankings and, if he beats Simon, the feat would be even sweeter, marking his first title in Shanghai. Yesterday's match was the 36th meeting in the intense rivalry be- tween the Swiss and the Serbian, which has been remarkably close over the years, with Federer taking 18 of their matches and Djokovic 17. The players have split their four matches this year, though Djokovic got the far biggest prize with his second Wimbledon trophy in July. Simon, 29, reached his first Mas- ters series final in six years with a 6-2 7-6 (7-1) win over Feliciano Lopez. Simon, beaten by Britain's Andy Murray in his previous Masters series final in Madrid, dominated from the baseline and lost only two points when he got his first serve in. "I was feeling really good from the baseline. I felt I almost didn't lose one point from the baseline the whole match," said the world number 29. Simon, who had dropped as low as 44 in the rankings earlier this year, will now move inside the top 20 – and could rise as high as 15 if he beats Federer. Federer, who saved five match points to get through round one, looked in excellent form as he re- peated his 2010 Shanghai Masters semi-final victory over 2012 and 2013 winner Djokovic. The Swiss broke serve in the fifth game of the first set after a couple of unforced errors by Djokovic. The 17-time Grand Slam singles champion served strongly, sending down four aces to win a game in the first set, and also made 35 forays to the net, winning 20 points with a se- ries of precise volleys. He then kept his nerve from 15-30 down in game 10 of the second set, hitting a forehand winner, an ace and a backhand volley at the net to win in 95 minutes. 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