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Djokovic outlasts del Potro for Shanghai crown

Shanghai, China (SportsNetwork.com) - Novak Djokovic captured his second straight Shanghai Masters title with a gutty three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's final.Djokovic earned a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) triumph, claiming his fifth title of 2013 and his second in as many weeks. He also won the China Open last Sunday.The Serb knocked off Rafael Nadal in the Beijing final last Sunday, but was denied a second shot at the super Spaniard when del Potro topped the newly anointed world No. 1 in Saturday's semifinals. Nadal had just supplanted Djokovic atop the world rankings this week.Djokovic had little trouble in a 34-minute first set against del Potro on Sunday, but the Argentine broke serve for the first time in the second game of the second set and went on to even the match by fighting off three break points.An ace saved Djokovic from a break point in the fifth game of the third set and del Potro saved four break points against his serve to send the match to a decisive tie...

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