Andy Murray beats Roberto Bautista Agut to win Shanghai Masters

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Andy Murray defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters.

The British number one moves closer to Novak Djokovic in the world rankings.

The Scottish had a turn around from his poor first set to win 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against the Spanish seeded in world number 19.

Bautista Agut beat Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Masters.

"In the last few months, I have won a lot of matches and made improvements," Murray told Sky Sports.

 "I have been moving forward better and changed the direction of the ball better. I have also come up with some bigger serves when I have needed them.

"My goal wasn't to finish number one at the end of this year but in the early parts of next year there is an opportunity - 900 points doesn't seem like loads.

"But Novak will win matches. He is the best player in the world. I don't think he has lost an indoor game in a long time."

Murray, 29, is 915 points behind the Serbian Djokovic for 2016, with high hopes of finishing the year as world number one.

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