Murray masters Djokovic, pulls off breakthrough win

Rafael Nadal lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals, but piled up enough rankings points during the week to finally wrest the No. 1 spot from Roger Federer in two weeks. Federer has led the rankings since February 2, 2004, with Nadal right behind him for the last three years.

While the quest for No. 1 overshadowed the week, the world8217;s third-ranked player had a week that8217;s about as good as it gets 8212; until he met Murray for the second time in two weeks.

Last week, Murray changed tactics and beat Djokovic in the quarter-finals at Toronto, his first career win in five matches against the 21-year-old Serb. Djokovic hadn8217;t lost a set all week in Cincinnati, making for an interesting rematch. 8220;He was making me have a lot of unforced errors,8221; Djokovic said. 8220;He was playing a lot of slices and changing pace to my forehand. I just lost the rhythm.8221;

When the next rankings come out on Monday, Britain8217;s best player will move up to No. 6, the best of his career.