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

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Published: October 13, 2015

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Second seed Roger Federer crashed out in his opening match of the 2015 Shanghai Masters on Tuesday as he was beaten by Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in three sets in the second round.  

The Swiss great lost the opening set against an inspired opponent but turned things around to level matters and force a decider.

However, Ramos-Vinolas stepped up his play in the third set to pull off a huge upset in the performance of his career.


Milos Raonic qualified through to the second round with a straight-sets victory over Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci, but he was made to work hard in a 98-minute encounter.

Here are the full results from Tuesday's action in China along with a closer look at the key clashes.



 

Federer Unable to Turn Tide Against Ramos-Vinolas

The defending champion Federer did not make the best of starts to his 2015 campaign in Shanghai. While he was far from poor, he was not at his best in the opening set of his second-round match against Ramos-Vinolas.

The world No. 70 took advantage, saving two break points and forcing a tiebreak, which he then won 7-4 to take a surprise lead.

It was more of the same early in the second set with the 27-year-old Ramos-Vinolas looking unflappable as he held serve with remarkable composure.

However, Federer, as expected, finally turned the momentum as he broke for 3-2 in the second set with a well-worked overhead smash.

Per Sky Sports' Peter Fleming (via BBC 5 live's David Law), Federer was in fantastic form at the net, and he proved as much when breaking again for 5-2 and then sealing the second set with impressive defence: 



From there, the match looked to be going only one way. But Ramos-Vinolas produced some impeccable tennis in the decider and broke for 5-3 to be serving for the set.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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