FEDERER OPENS SHANGHAI MASTERS WITH A VENGEANCE

Four years after a stunning second-round loss to Albert Ramos-Vinolas at this venue, No. 2 seed Roger Federer defeated the Spaniard 6-2, 7-6 (5) Tuesday at the Shanghai Masters in China. The Swiss star played aggressively throughout the 86-minute, secondround match, winning 81 per cent of his points at the net. Federer, seeking his 29th career ATP Masters 1000 title, admitted he was thinking about his 2015 loss to Ramos-Vinolas before the match. In other second-round play, Italy’s Fabio Fognini knocked out three-time Shanghai champ Andy Murray, No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev improved to 25-3 in his last 28 matches with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Cameron Norrie, while Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Felix Auger-Aliassime also advanced with victories.