In the most exciting Cincinnati final in five years, Andy Murray took down his coeval Novak Djokovic, 7-6, 7-6 on August 3, 2008. The Briton made a debut at the Masters 1000 level in Cincinnati 2005 at 18 and claimed the first Masters 1000 crown in Ohio three years later. Andy was in fine form during that summer. He lost to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon and Toronto before going all the way in Ohio for the most significant result in his career. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had a strong start, while Roger Federer lost in the third round to Ivo Karlovic. Andy lost the opening set against Carlos Moya in the quarters before shifting into a higher gear, dominating in sets two and three to book the clash against the Croat. Murray beat Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 despite losing serve twice to advance into the first Masters 1000 final. Novak Djokovic stood on the other side of the net after ending Nadal's 32-match winning streak in the semi-final.
Novak beat all rivals in straight sets and earned a chance to chase the fifth Masters 1000 crown and the third of the season after Indian Wells and Rome. After two hours and 23 minutes of exhausting battle, Murray took down the Australian Open champion in two tie breaks. Thus, he secured the second win over the Serb in as many weeks after Toronto in their sixth meeting at the Masters 1000 level! Nothing could separate them in most of the encounter, with Andy taking ten points more to cross the finish line first. He saved three out of five break chances and stole Novak's serve twice from four opportunities. As expected, Djokovic had more winners and unforced and forced errors. They were neck and neck in the mid-range and extended rallies, and the Briton forged the advantage in the shortest exchanges to prevail in straight sets.
Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic for the first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati 2008.The youngsters kicked off the clash with four good holds before Novak faced a stern challenge in game five. He forced Andy's error to save a break chance and brought the game home after 11 minutes to avoid the setback. Two games later, Djokovic was in trouble again. He erased a break opportunity with a well-constructed attack and a backhand winner and held after a service winner to remain on the positive side. Andy lost only six points in six service games to keep momentum and claimed the tie break 7-4 following Djokovic's backhand error after 71 minutes. Untouchable on serve since the beginning of the encounter, Murray finally experienced problems at 1-1 in set number two.
He repelled two break points with fantastic winners before Novak converted the third when Andy's backhand landed long. Instead of confirming the lead, Djokovic netted a backhand in the next game to lose the advantage. With momentum on his side, the Briton grabbed another break at 4-3 after an incredible defense and Djokovic's smash error, serving for the title in the next one. Ready to fight until the end, the Serb saved four match points with strong hitting and earned a break after Murray's forehand error to prolong the battle and his chances. They went into the second tie break, and the Briton grabbed a thrilling rally at 4-4 with a backhand winner. Andy forged a 6-4 lead when Novak hit a costly double fault and converted the sixth match point at 6-5 with a backhand down the line winner to lift the first Masters 1000 trophy.
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