Breaking! Federer defeats Nadal to win 94th career title

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- Roger Federer wins 2017 Shanghai masters after defeating Rafael Nadal

- Victory is Federer’s 15th against Nadal and 5th consecutive win

- Federer has won all four previous meetings between the two this year

Roger Federer has won the 2017 Shanghai Masters after defeating arch-rival Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the final played on Sunday, October 15.

The Swiss extended his winning streak over the injury-prone Spaniard this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.

Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win 2017 Shanghai masters

Federer lists his Shanghai Masters title. Photo: Indian Times

Federer, a 19-time grand slam winner actually still trails Nadal 23 - 15 in their overall head-to-head record.

He did not face a break point and started and ended the match with service breaks.

The two legends stand side by side after the match. Photo: Indian Times

Federer took advantage of three of seven break point opportunities in the match to snap Nadal's 16-game winning streak, which included his China Open victory last week.

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Federer, who has won the last five encounters between the pair dating back to the 2015 Basel final, also beat Nadal in the Australian Open final, a round of 16 match at Indian Wells and the Miami final this year.

The Shanghai Masters is Federer's 94th career title, moving him into a tie with Ivan Lendl in second place on the Open era list.

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