Novak Djokovic continued his superb form by beating Croatia’s Borna Coric in the final of the Shanghai Masters.<\/p>\n
The second seed beat 21-year-old Coric 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 37 minutes to claim his fourth Shanghai title.<\/p>\n
Coric, the 13th seed, upset Roger Federer in Saturday’s semi-finals to reach his first Masters 1000 final.<\/p>\n
Djokovic, 31, now has 18 consecutive wins since losing at the Rogers Cup on 10 August and the Serb will replace Federer as world number two on Monday.<\/p>\n
The 14-time Grand Slam champion cruised through the first set before Coric recovered from 3-0 down in the second set to earn a break point at 3-2.<\/p>\n
Coric then saved three championship points to break Djokovic and make it 5-4.<\/p>\n
But Djokovic won his 26th straight set to clinch victory and go just 35 points behind Rafael Nadal in the ATP Race for London.<\/p>\n
Djokovic’s winning run includes victory at the Cincinnati Masters in August, which saw him become the first player to win all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.<\/p>\n
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