IMAGE: Switzerland’s Roger Federer kisses with the winner’s trophy after defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal the win the men’s singles final mach of the 2017 ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters at Qizhong Stadium in Shanghai, China, on Sunday. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Roger Federer brushed aside world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday and register his fourth victory of the year over his Spanish rival. The Swiss world number two beat Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open and Miami Masters and in the last 16 at Indian Wells earlier this year, and never looked like losing to his long-time rival in Shanghai, firing 10 aces as he cruised to victory. Federer, the only man who can still stop Nadal ending the year as number one, took an hour and 12 minutes to claim his sixth title of the year and his second Shanghai crown with a clinical performance. It is his second Shanghai crown (2014) and 27th at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level.The 36-year-old world No 2 broke once in each set to emerge triumphant and register his 15 victory over Nadal. “I wasn’t here last year because of injuries, so…