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Murray wins Shanghai Masters & moves closer to number one

Britain's Andy Murray beat Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters and edge closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings.

The world number two recovered from a stutter in the first set to win 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 against the Spaniard.

The world number 19 beat Djokovic in the semi-finals, but Murray ultimately eased to his sixth title of the year.

The Scot, 29, is now 915 points behind the Serb, increasing his chances of finishing 2016 as world number one.

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