Nadal, Federer waste no time

Shanghai – Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Swiss master Roger Federer breezed into the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters yesterday and Juan Martin del Potro defeated racquet-smashing Alexander Zverev.

World No 1 Nadal blew away Italian Fabio Fognini in 63 minutes and plays sixth seed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov as he pursues one of the few tournaments to have eluded him.

Timeless rival Federer was even faster, dismissing Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-2 in 61 minutes. –