Andy Murray overwhelms Juan Monaco to reach Shanghai final

Fourth seed Andy Murray overwhelmed Argentine Juan Monaco 6-4 6-1 at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday to book a place in the final.

The resurgent Briton, seeking his second Masters' tournament title of the season, bewildered the unseeded Monaco with his precision shots, repeatedly drawing him to the net before launching booming backhand returns or lobs towards the exposed baseline.

Crowd-favourite Murray took one hour 25 minutes to see off Monaco and will next meet either Serb Novak Djokovic or world number three Roger Federer who play in the other semi-final.