TENNIS: FEDERER WINS ELUSIVE SHANGHAI CROWN, BRYANS COMPLETE CAREER GOLDEN MASTERS

Roger Federer claimed the elusive Shanghai Rolex Masters crown on Sunday as he won his 23rd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title with a 7-6(6), 7-6(2) victory over Gilles Simon.

The Swiss will return to World No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday and victory in Shanghai sees him close the gap on Novak Djokovic in the battle to finish year-end World No. 1.

Earlier, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan added the Career Golden Masters to their list of accolades, becoming the first in singles or doubles to do so. Their victory at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Sunday marked the final crown of all nine current ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments.

Together, the Bryans have now won 31 Masters 1000 titles, but for five years Shanghai was the title that eluded them. They overcame Roland Garros champions Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 7-6(3) in the final to make another piece of history.

- atpworldtour.com