Result: Kevin Anderson claims straight-sets win over Fabio Fognini in Shanghai

Kevin Anderson of South Africa returns a shot to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of t
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Kevin Anderson claims a straight-sets win over Fabio Fognini to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters.

Thirteenth seed Kevin Anderson has progressed into the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3 7-6[1] victory over Fabio Fognini.

It was a tight opening set with games going by the way of serve, but Anderson was able to make the breakthrough in the sixth game to go 4-2 up.

Fognini struggled to create any break-point opportunities of his own as Anderson kept the pressure on and eventually took a one-set lead in China.

In 12 games in the second set, neither competitor managed to create a break point and the contest was destined for a tie-break.

Anderson started off the better of the two as he broke twice in quick succession to take a 4-1 lead before eventually wrapping up the breaker and the match.

Kevin Anderson of South Africa returns a shot to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of t
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