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Summary Andy Murray will face David Ferrer in the Shanghai Masters final.
In-form Andy Murray is just one win away from a third straight title after crushing Japans Kei Nishikori to seal a place in the Shanghai Masters final where he will face comeback king David Ferrer.The defending champion was overwhelming favourite going into the clash Saturday against 47th-ranked Nishikori and showed his superior class, coasting to a 6-3, 6-0 win in just 56 minutes at the Qi Zhong stadium.Earlier, Ferrer battled back from a set down for the third consecutive match to beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3 in an all-Spanish semi-final.World number four Murray, who will replace Roger Federer as number three if he wins Sundays final, broke in the third game of the first set and again in the ninth to seal it 6-3.In the second set Nishikori had no answer to the 24-year-old Briton, who broke in the second game and then twice more in a stunning display of power.Murray said Ferrer, the world number five, would be a tough opponent in the final.Hes got a great attitude. He fights well right until the end in every single match. Its definitely a match where if I want to win, Im going to have to play very, very well.Second seed Murray, coming into the tie on a 13-match winning streak, including titles in Bangkok and Tokyo, won 96 percent of points on his first serve in the match.Despite his defeat, after his run in Shanghai 21-year-old Nishikori will become on Monday the highest-ranked Japanese male player ever. He is projected to move up to around number 32.
