Shanghai Rolex Masters 2015: Friday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Schedule

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Published: October 16, 2015

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Third seed Andy Murray crushed Tomas Berdych in Friday's quarter-finals at the 2015 Shanghai Masters to seal his place in the last four.

Rafael Nadal claimed his place in the semi-finals with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 victory over a below-par Stan Wawrinka.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won in straight sets against Bernard Tomic, while Kevin Anderson fell in three sets to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after he blew his chance to take a first-set tiebreak.

Here is a roundup of Friday's results and a closer look at the key clashes:





Friday Recap

Scotsman Murray was hugely impressive as he ousted world No. 5 Berdych in an 80-minute masterclass. 


The pair exchanged service matches before a rampant Murray won nine games in a row to effectively seal his spot in the semi-finals.

The world No. 2 simply couldn't miss as he had Berdych on the run from the off. A crushing backhand return to seal the set 6-1 with a third break was indicative of just how well Murray played.

Two inch-perfect forehands then saw Murray save break point in the first game of the second set and continue his winning run.

Berdych finally won a second game in the match to make it 3-1 in the second set, but although the Czech managed to hold serve twice more, Murray proved simply too good to allow any possibility of a comeback.

The Sunday Times' Barry Flatman pithily summed up the match:



Nadal gave further proof that he is returning to somewhere near his best as he brushed world No. 4 Wawrinka aside in their quarter-final clash.

The Spaniard took a vital break to lead 4-2 in the first set, and Wawrinka's error-strewn service game at 5-2 handed Nadal the opener.

Matters worsened for Wawrinka in the second set as an impressive Nadal rushed into a 5-0 lead, but some uncharacteristic misses from the Swiss&n...
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