Roger Federer clinched his 94th career title and his second in Shanghai powering his way past world no.1 Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Sunday.
Despite having had to battle harder in his semi-final victory over Juan Martin del Potro, Federer started brightly and broke Nadal's serve in the opening game of the match. From there on out, the set with serve, though Nadal had to work harder to hold his delivery. Federer in contrast was largely untroubled on his serve and closed out the opening set with an ace, 6-4.