( CNN ) -- Roger Federer strengthened his grip on the top spot in the world rankings with a crushing 6-0 7-6 victory over Novak Djokovic Sunday in the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 tournament . The Swiss maestro needed just 80 minutes to clinch his fifth title at the hard court tournament and claim the 1,000 ranking points on offer , against 600 for Djokovic , the world number two . Federer took ruthless advantage of claiming three of his four break point opportunities to sweep through the opener without dropping a game . The second set was closer , but Djokovic was unable to force a single break point on the Federer service as it went to a lengthy tiebreaker . Djokovic held a set point at 7-6 but Federer saved it with bold play and swept the next two points to clinch a morale boosting victory ahead of the final grand slam of the season in the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows . The scoreline was similar to the last time the pair met in the Cincinnati final in 2009 when Federer won 6-1 7-5 and he has extended his career lead over the Serbian to 16-12 . Federer , who claimed the Wimbledon crown and took silver in the Olympic singles to Andy Murray , has charged back to number one and reached the Cincinnati final without dropping a set . `` I 've had a magical summer . I feel good about New York -- but I 'm going to savor this one for a bit . '' Federer said in his post-match interview . Djokovic , who took the season opening grand slam in Australia , will be defending his U.S. Open title when it starts in New York on August 27 . Federer 's victory in the final gives him his 21st Masters 1000 title , drawing level with Rafael Nadal of Spain , who is sidelined by a knee injury . Defending Cincinnati champion Murray made a shock early exit to France 's Jeremy Chardy . China 's Li Na later won the accompanying WTA tournament with a 1-6 6-3 6-1 victory over Anqelique Kerber of Germany in the final . It was the ninth seed 's first title since her French Open triumph 15 months ago .
Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Madrid Masters . Federer triumphs 6 - 4 7 - 5 in just one hours 20 minutes . Swiss maestro increases his advantage at top of world rankings . Li Na of China wins WTA title in Cincinnati .