Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during his men's singles semi-final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai October 11, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer brought world number one Novak Djokovic's juggernaut to a halt when a 6-4 6-4 victory in the Shanghai Masters on Saturday set up a final against unseeded Frenchman Gilles Simon.
The 33-year-old Swiss was in aggressive mood against his younger opponent, who was on a 28-match winning streak in China, and converted his third match point with a backhand volley to end a semi-final slugfest that lasted one hour 35 minutes.
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