Murray's surprise third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka at Flushing Meadows last month had been followed by a listless display against Ivan Ljubicic in Beijing just nine days ago, but a kind draw inShanghai helped the Scot work his way back into some form during the early rounds and secure a place at the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London.
"My feeling is that Singapore isn't foreigner-friendly anymore, " said Alan Chen, 37 years old, who is from Shanghai and moved to Singapore five years ago to workin the logistics industry.