Roger Federer will play unseeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
Federer, 33, ended world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic’s 28-match unbeaten run in China.
Djokovic, 27, saved two match points as he held serve in game nine of set two, but Federer hit a seventh ace before a backhand volley secured a 6-4 6-4 win.
Simon, 29, reached his first Masters series final in six years with a 6-2 7-6 (7-1) win over Feliciano Lopez.
Roger Federe jugara la final Masters de Shanghai frente al Frances Gille Simon…
Federer de 33 años, elimino al numero uno y campeón defensor Novak Djokovic con parciales de 6-4 y 6-4.
Simon de29 años, llega a su primera final en la serie Masters en 6 años, al superar a Feliciano Lopez 6-2 y 6-6 (7-1) en Tie break.