Andy Murray loses world No 2 ranking to Rafael Nadal after Spaniard wins Cincinnati Masters Andy Murray is poised to be knocked off his perch as No 2 in the world after Rafael Nadal continued his amazing recovery from injury this year to win the Cincinnati Masters. Nadal beat John Isner 7-6, 7-6 in the final and will go above Murray when the next rankings are announced. Unbeaten on hard-court surfaces this year, Nadal needed nearly two hours on a muggy centre court to tame the towering, in-form American, who had knocked out three top 10 players, including the world No 1, Novak Djokovic, to earn his spot in the final.