ATP 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters

Murray to Face Bautista Agut for Shanghai Title

World number two Andy Murray will be playing for his fifth ATP title of 2016 against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters Final.

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Andy Murray will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters final.
Andy Murray will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters final.

Two-time Shanghai Rolex Masters champion Andy Murray will face first time tournament finalist Roberto Bautista Agut for the 2016 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 crown. The world no. 2 Andy Murray continues to remain unbeaten in all eight games of the Shanghai tournament as he sweeps French world no. 32 Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-2 during their semifinal match. Likewise, Roberto Bautista Agut makes his way to the Shanghai final with a 6-4, 6-4 upset win over world number one Novak Djokovic for a surprise appearance in the tournament championship round.

Andy Murray enters the finals match with the 28-year old Spaniard ahead at 2-0 in their singles head to head match record. The pair last faced each other in the semifinals of the 2015 Munich ATP 250 tournament, with the eventual champion Andy Murray sweeping Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4. Andy Murray also took down Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2014 Wimbledon round of thirty-two with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 straight sets win.

Andy Murray will be going into his ninth finals appearance of the season. The 29-year old Glasgow native currently has a 4-4 win-loss record in championship matches. However, Andy Murray has been defeated by just two players in tournament final matches this year. He lost once to Croatian world no. 11 Marin Cilic for the 2016 Western & Southern Open ATP Masters 1000 title and to world number one Novak Djokovic during the 2016 French Open, the 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia and 2016 Mutua Madrid Open.

Should Roberto Bautista Agut win the Shanghai title, he will be the first player to do so with consecutive wins over the world numbers one and two.
Should Roberto Bautista Agut win the Shanghai title, he will be the first player to do so with consecutive wins over the world numbers one and two.

Roberto Bautista Agut, on the other hand, will be heading into his fourth championship match of 2016. The 28-year old Castellon de la Plana native has a 2-1 finals match record this year. Bautista Agut won the 2016 Garanti Koza Open against world no. 31 Viktor Troicki and the 2016 ASB Classic over world no. 25 Jack Sock. Roberto Bautista Agut’s lone championship loss came from Spanish compatriot, world no. 35 Pablo Carreno Busta during the 2016 Winston-Salem Open.