Andy Murray made short work of Japan's Kei Nishikori to reach the final of the Shanghai Masters.
Defending champion Murray, who has already secured titles in Japan and Thailand this month, won 6-3 6-0 in just 56 minutes.
He will play David Ferrer in Sunday's final after Ferrer beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-3 6-3.
Murray will climb above Roger Federer to number three in the world with victory in the final.
The Scot took just 26 minutes to wrap up the first set without losing a point on his first serve against the number 47 in the world.
He then raced into a 3-0 lead in the second set against the 21-year-old and, despite a long fourth game which saw Murray frustrated by a line call, he recovered his composure to seal the match in under an hour.
Earlier Ferrer recovered from losing the first set to break Lopez in the third game of the second set.
He then got the decisive break in the third set when Lopez missed a shot badly wide while serving at 3-4.
Ferrer said: "Maybe today I played the best match of this week.
"When I lost the first set, I tried to forget the tie-break and I tried to focus again. I played better in the second and the third."
Defending champion Murray, who has already secured titles in Japan and Thailand this month, won 6-3 6-0 in just 56 minutes.
He will play David Ferrer in Sunday's final after Ferrer beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-3 6-3.
Murray will climb above Roger Federer to number three in the world with victory in the final.
The Scot took just 26 minutes to wrap up the first set without losing a point on his first serve against the number 47 in the world.
He then raced into a 3-0 lead in the second set against the 21-year-old and, despite a long fourth game which saw Murray frustrated by a line call, he recovered his composure to seal the match in under an hour.
Earlier Ferrer recovered from losing the first set to break Lopez in the third game of the second set.
He then got the decisive break in the third set when Lopez missed a shot badly wide while serving at 3-4.
Ferrer said: "Maybe today I played the best match of this week.
"When I lost the first set, I tried to forget the tie-break and I tried to focus again. I played better in the second and the third."
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