Andy Murray sent Roger Federer crashing out of the Masters Cup in Shanghai when he fought back from a set down to beat the world number two 4-6 7-6 7-5. Federer’s loss means Frenchman Gilles Simon joins Murray in qualifying from the Red Group for the semi-finals. World number three Novak Djokovic and Russian Nikolay Davydenko complete the last four line-up having qualified from the Gold Group.

Roger Federer kept his Masters Cup hopes alive with a 7-6 6-4 win over stand-in Radek Stepanek in Shanghai. World number 27 Stepanek, who had to borrow kit from other players after his was held up at customs, only stepped in as the first alternate earlier in the day when American Andy Roddick withdrew with an ankle injury. Stepanek made a poor start to the match, slapping down a double fault to gift his Swiss opponent a break in the opening game, a break Federer quickly cemented by firing his first ace of the match.

Roger Federer got his quest for a fifth Masters Cup title off to the worst possible start with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 defeat at the hands of Frenchman Gilles Simon. The Swiss top seed, who withdrew from the Paris Masters 11 days ago with a back injury, made 50 unforced errors to fall to a second defeat in two encounters with the 23-year-old world number nine.

Roger Federer clinched his fifth successive US Open crown and a 13th Grand Slam title with a 6-2 7-5 6-2 victory over British sixth seed Andy Murray. The Swiss second seed breezed through the opening set and held off a Murray fightback in the second before wrapping up victory in one hour 51 minutes.

Nella finale maschile lo svizzero Federer torna al successo in uno Slam battendo lo scozzese Murray nettamente in meno di due ore: 6-2 7-5 6-2. Per Federer quinto successo consecutivo (per trovare un precedente occorre risalire a Tilden nel 1925) e 13° Slam in carriera.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer could not stop hugging partner Stanislas Wawrinka after they beat Swedes Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3 to win the Olympic men’s doubles final. The best player in the world for the past five years produced flashes of brilliance throughout the contest but he also owed much to his lesser known opponent who played a full part in the centre court.

E’ la prima medaglia olimpica per il campione elvetico. Insieme a Wawrinka ha battuto in finale gli svedesi Aspelin-T.Johansson 3-1.