Forced to play another tiebreaker after wasting four match points, Andy Murray pulled off the best shot of the game - an in-the-corner backhand - that set up a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Novak Djokovic for the Cincinnati Masters title. The 21-year-old from Scotland crouched in exultation when he finished it off, swatted a ball into the stands and hunched over, trying to catch his breath. “At the end of the match, there were some long, long volleys that took a toll on both of us,” Murray said.” Both of us were really tired.” His 2-hour, 22-minute victory ended a $2.6 million ATP Western and Southern Financial Group Masters that will be remembered more for what it did to the world rankings. Rafael Nadal lost to Djokovic (6-1, 7-5) in the semifinals, 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 Feb. 2, 2004, with Nadal right behind him for the last three years. While the quest for No. 1 overshadowed the week, the world's third-ranked player had a week that's about as good as it gets - until he met Murray for the second time in two weeks. Djokovic hadn't lost a set all week. Last week, Murray changed tactics and beat Djokovic in the quarterfinals at Toronto, his first career win in five matches against the 21-year-old Serb. Murray got past his nerves and got the better of another close match. Serving with a 5-3 lead in the second set, he wasted four match points, allowing an apparently down-and-out Djokovic to get back into it. Djokovic twisted his left ankle while planting for a shot, was moving tentatively and looked vulnerable. Given those four reprieves, he forced it to the tiebreaker. They went back-and-forth on one point, running each other around the court until Murray put a crosscourt backhand right in the corner. Both players pulled up in near-exhaustion, and Djokovic patted his racket in applause. Then, Murray finished him off. It was a highlight of the best summer of Murray's career. Safina clinches title Russia's Dinara Safina overwhelmed Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 to claim the Montreal Cup and her second title in as many weeks on Sunday. Cibulkova earned her place in the final by defeating four seeds, including a quarterfinal win over world number two Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. In the semis Safina won 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 over Victoria Azarenka. Wozniacki claims title Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki took her first ever WTA title on Sunday when she clobbered Russian Vera Dushevina in the final of the Stockholm Open. The 18-year-old Dane, seeded fourth, completely dominated the game, winning through 6-0, 6-2, after earlier ousting top seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the semifinal.
