Murray beats Bautista to win Shanghai Masters title

IANS

Shanghai (China), Oct 16 (IANS) Ace tennis player Andy Murray defeated Spain's Roberto Bautista in the summit clash to clinch the Shanghai ATP Masters here on Sunday.

Murray outplayed the Spanish player 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 in one hour and 36 minutes to win his third Shanghai Masters after the editions in 2010 and 2011, reported Efe.

Despite defeat, Bautista managed to climb from the 19th to the 13th position on the ATP ranking, scheduled to be released on Monday.

--IANS

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