tennis now and andy murray and novak djokovic have stormed into the semifinals of the shanghai masters after both when their last eight matches in straight sets four seed murray faced twelfth seed jo wilfried song goal for a place in the last for the french with just injury. practice but murray was a class apart producing an impressive performance to east with six two six two victory in just fifty five minutes the twenty three year old will now meet one minako of argentina not to you're going to meltzer i was second to talk of it also went through to the last four after a straight sets win over the local so i've been forced to train. so saturday and sat second was a little more than a formality as the world number two dominated battle went on to win six two six three talk of which will not take on roger federer in the semifinals. i. i was in the other last eight matches as we said you know i could

swedish third seed robin so during the six two six four victory meanwhile defending champion novak djokovic did secure his place in the semifinals beating she'll soon six three six two the serbia one outplayed qualifier john isner after the giant american beat russian four seed. seven six six four truck of which he is now in the only grievous encounter in march two more than four hours and six match points to defeat the american davis cup action. staying with tennis and new world number one caroline wozniacki overcame a knee injury to reach the semifinals of the china open the day much to wrap up a seven six six four win over an array of on average just under two hours twenty four in touching had me leading by a set and three one her next opponent will be peer of israel switzerland. seven six six four there is one are over french open champion francesca schiavone six love six two in a match that lasted just fifty four minutes next up for the russian is a local start as ninth seed leaving our beat qualifier this dusty is a vast of

earlier novak djokovic came out on top in the other rain delayed final in beijing the serb defeating spain's david for to successfully defend its title no real trouble for the world number two in this one took which cruising to a six two six four win on the second a.t.p. title of the season. ok let's move on where sport tux. those are continuing in the kontinental hockey league with the sixteenth rank side not finding the going any easier after sucking their coach. scouts in petersburg decide this time donning the red and white things started off well enough for the home side though but. getting on the board first for the couple. of the effort whoever was cancelled less than ten minutes later the yashin sent one home neither team giving up any ground after the though resulting in a shoot out but that stage of the contest proved disastrous for spartak who missed all three of their attempts might seem to be making sure the northern army men leave moscow tori's. plenty of parity across the ice on monday night with four of the five matches forced into overtime or. all the clubs looking g

what they were it was a like a win for me with that so i was ready for the full one in beijing novak djokovic who remains on course to defend his china ripen title after beating american john is that seven six six to the top steven i'll take on david for in sunday's final which has also sealed his place in the season ending eighty people to come. and see their own previously study a player in the second match which failed to repeat his surprise quarterfinal when the top seed andy murray the croatian made thirty unforced errors direct tie was down to after breaking serve at four all in the deciding set to resume six four four six six four. and in the women's event top seeds caroline wozniacki and verizon are either will go head to head for the title after streit set wins in the last four doesn't see the new world number one soar off israel shahar peer seven five six two despite having a knee problem which he picked up in the quarter finals and won that game to avenge the us open semifinal defeat by zvonareva top of the russian and leno's hopes of a home successful in the six three six three vi

in his career to reach the landmark next up for him is american wild card john isner top seed novak djokovic should receive over into the last eight after mardi fish pulled out of the tournament. in ice hockey severe hard edged metal and others nets on penalties to pick up their fourth straight win in the k h l that's about twice came. from that time of the game thanks to all that just a minutes ago but the forward went from piro to zero in the shootout as he fell to the signature buddying tops off. the same could be going into a goal for the hosts elsewhere because that side bodies run away in the second period to trans am or five to also on home ice. and finally the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of russia's first rowing club has been held in some petersburg it was built by the british and us out. correspondent which is the firm that relations between the two countries in the sporting field is still going strong. europe has played a crucial role in the cultural development of some petersburg over the last three hundred years italians took care of the architecture french was we are soccer