Nineteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer continued his pursuit of a second Shanghai Rolex Masters title with a straight sets win over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov to storm into the quarter-finals of the tournament here on Thursday.
The Swiss tennis maestro continued his winning streak against Dolgopolov to whom he had never lost in last four meetings as he defeated him 6-4, 6-2 in a one-sided round-of-16 clash that lasted over an hour.
The 36-year-old will now lock horns with Richard Gasquet of France for a place in the semi-finals of the men's singles event. Federer has not lost to the Frenchman since 2011 in Rome.
Meanwhile, World number one Rafael Nadal continued his rich vein of form as he swept aside Fabio Fognini of Italy in straight sets to storm into quarter-finals.
Nadal, who is still in the market for his first Shanghai Rolex Masters title, was at his dominant against Fognini as he dismantled his Italian opponent 6-3, 6-1 in a one-sided round-of-16 clash that lasted little over an hour.
With the triumph, the Spanish maestro has extended his winning streak to 14 matches and also boosted his chances of finishing year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for a fourth time.
