Nadal brushes aside Ukrainian

Rafael Nadal began life back at world number one with a convincing victory at the Shanghai Masters to join Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the third round.

Rafael Nadal began life back at world number one with a convincing victory at the Shanghai Masters to join Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the third round.

Nadal overtook Djokovic to top the rankings on Monday for the first time in more than two years and had no problem brushing aside Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2 in 58 minutes.

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