MIAMI, Florida (AFP) — Six-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami Masters crown with a dominating straight-sets win over world number one Rafael Nadal yesterday.

Second seed Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win in the men’s final of the combined ATP and WTA Tour hardcourt tournament.

Djokovic, who benefitted from two walkovers, didn’t drop a set winning his third Miami title in four years and fourth in total to add to triumphs in 2007, 2011, and 2012.

Djokovic clinched the victory on his first championship point, capping a long rally with a clever volley that landed in the open court at the Crandon Park Tennis Center.

The 26-year-old Serbian had a relatively easy time beating Nadal. His serve was bigger and his defence stronger as he came in with the perfect game plan to collect the $787,000 (572,000 euros) winner’s cheque.

He blasted five aces, won 30 of 35 points on his first serve and had no double faults in the 83-minute contest.

Djokovic captured his second straight Masters event title having won two weeks ago in Indian Wells.

The match started evenly until Djokovic broke Nadal in the first set to go up 3-2. He took the set when Nadal failed to return a serve.

Djokovic broke to open the second set then broke the Spaniard again in the final game of the match.

Thirteen-time major winner Nadal was looking for his maiden win in Miami after losing in the final in 2011, 2009 and 2008.

Nadal, who has won two titles in 2014 in Doha and Rio de Janeiro, had two aces and won just 59 percent of his first-serve points.

Djokovic’s route to the final did include a 7-5, 6-3 win over defending champion Andy Murray where he benefited from a blown call when he claimed he didn’t realise he had broken the rules by sticking his racquet across the net to hit a shot.

Sunday was just the second time the top two players in the world have faced each other in the Miami final. In 1995, Andre Agassi squared off against Pete Sampras.