Red-hot Novak on track for ninth title

Novak Djokovic flew to the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Monday, just hours after lifting his eighth trophy of the year in Beijing - and few rivals look capable of stopping him from grabbing title number nine this week.

A 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rafael Nadal underlined the dominance of the world No 1, who stretched his China Open winning streak to an astounding 29 matches without dropping a set.

Defending champion Roger Federer and Andy Murray await in China's southeastern metropolis, in what is a challenge of a different order for Djokovic with an elite men's field.