The Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion came into the match against compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka with an enviable 11-1 head-to-head record but struggled to impose himself and was forced to dig deep before winning 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/fedex.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 375px; " /> Roger Federer returns to Stanislas Wawrinka during yesterday&rsquo;s third round match in Shanghai. Pic/AFP Earlier, Serbian second seed Djokovic looking to wrestle the World no 1 ranking from Federer barely broke sweat against Spain&rsquo;s Feliciano Lopez, wrapping up a straightforward 6-3, 6-3 victory in front of enthusiastic fans. In-form Djokovic, fresh from his third China Open title in Beijing on Sunday, struck 12 aces and took advantage of some below-par serving by the left-handed Lopez, breaking him three times. US Open champion Murray, 25, proved far too strong for Ukraine&#39;s Alexandr Dolgopolov, serving consistently well and seizing on five out of six break points to win 6-2, 6-2 in just 57 minutes. It was the first match of the tournament for the Scot, who had a walkover into the third round. The top eight seeds received a first round bye.

Roger Federer survived a huge scare yesterday to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals and guarantee a 300th career week as World No 1 as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray showed ominous form

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