DAVID FERRER outgunned fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal with 23 winners to 10 (from the ground) to claim his second win at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, where he is now favored to reach the semis.
An aggressive Ferrer blunted Nadal's vicious topspin forehand by stepping into the court and nailing flat crosscourt backhands in response. He made Nadal do the bulk of the running and often had the three-time Roland Garros champion scrambling back defensive slice forehands at full stretch. Ferrer also dictated play with his own forehand, hitting frequent winners to both sides of the court. (But it wasn't always smooth sailing. Nadal won Ferrer's first three service games and took the first set.)
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