Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Cincinnati Masters final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 6-7 FEDERER: GAME SET MATCH FEDERER! He wins a tense tie-break 9-7 to take a record fifth Cincinnati title and 21st Masters series title in an hour and 20 minutes. What a performance. Thanks for joining us!

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 6-6 FEDERER: A great serve leads to an easy put away for Federer but he follows it with a first double fault. An ace gets the Swiss back on track and Djokovic twice hits long. Tie break time!

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 6-5 FEDERER: A crosscourt forehand winner wins Djoko the opening point but he then tamely nets a backhand. Two stunning forehand winners under pressure put the Serb further ahead and a backhand winner closes out the game.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 5-5 FEDERER: Fed starts with a winning serve wide to the forehand and Djoko then fires long. A poor volley allows Djoko to blaze a winner straight through the Swiss but he then nets to concede two game points. A forehand winner wraps up another service game for Federer.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 5-4 FEDERER: Djokovic starts with an unreturnable serve up the tee but a glorious crosscourt pass sees the Swiss back on terms. Djoko puts away an easy mid court forehand and hits another fine serve before wrapping up the game with a forehand winner. Federer must hold to stay in the set. Lots of tennis left in this one!

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 4-4 FEDERER: Djokovic hits long and screams out in frustration after a long opening exchange. A good sign he’s trying though and he gets on terms as Federer can’t keep a powerful forehand in play. Djokovic stays patient keeping the ball in play and forces the error to go 15-30 ahead. But the Serb makes two unforced errors of his own and hits a return long as Federer takes the game. Federer yet to drop his serve all week.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 4-3 FEDERER: Deep hitting from Federer puts Djokovic onto the back foot but Djoko goes for broke with a great forehand into the corner. Federer nets a first serve but restores parity in the game with a forehand to the edge of the baseline that Djokovic nets. Federer misses his chance on a short second serve then nets a first serve as Djokovic edges ahead again.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 3-3 FEDERER: A lovely stop volley gets Federer off and running but he hits a tricky half volley long to lose the next point. A ferocious forehand deep into the backhand corner puts the Swiss ahead and Djokovic then nets. Federer misses a backhand volley for once but a gem of a half volley pick-up wraps up another game.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 3-2 FEDERER: Djokovic scores with a big serve out wide to win the opening point but he hits long to put himself under pressure again. Federer twice hits long and then wide as a big serve wraps up a third game for the Serb. Looks like he’s finally finding his range.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 2-2 FEDERER: A long opening exchange ends in a netted Djokovic forehand but Fed then hits a forehand wide. A big first serve gets the Swiss ahead and another huge forehand winner gives him two game points. An ace up the middle seals the game.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 2-1 FEDERER: Djokovic has Federer scrambling from left to right to win the opening point and Federer then hits long. A blazing forehand return winner gets Fed on the board and a fifth double puts Djoko in trouble at 30-30. Djokovic hammers two big forehands to halt the Fed Express for a while longer.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 1-1 FEDERER: Federer nets a forehand to give Djokovic the initiative but a good wide serve restores parity. Another great sliced serve puts the Swiss ahead and a marvellous exchange ends in a backhand winner for the Swiss. Federer hits a forehand wide but Djokovic nets to hand Federer the game.

DJOKOVIC 0-6, 1-0 FEDERER: Hooray for Djokovic as he gets on the scoreboard. He starts badly, firing a forehand long but Federer repays the compliment. Federer hits a good serve long but Djokovic nets as the game goes to 30-30. The Serb gains a game point as Federer nets a forehand and he gets on the board as Federer hits wide.

Great first service percentage for Federer of 73%.

DJOKOVIC 0-6 FEDERER: SET FEDERER! A sweet volley gets the Fed Express off the mark in the game and he follows up a drop shot with a simple put away to move further ahead. The Swiss misses an easy put away but a good serve brings up two set points. Djokovic saves the first with a forehand winner but a Federer forehand winner gives him the set in 20 minutes! Stunning stuff.

DJOKOVIC 0-5 FEDERER: BREAK FEDERER! Djokovic begins with an ace of his own but Federer blasts two clean forehand winners to move ahead in the game. Djoko responds with a big serve up the tee and Federer hits wide to give him game point. Another unforced error from the Serb pulls the game back to deuce and a fourth double fault gives Federer another break point. Djokovic nets to give Federer yet another break. The crowd is stunned, as is Djokovic!!

DJOKOVIC 0-4 FEDERER: Federer races to the game with three aces and an unreturnable serve. Amazing start!

DJOKOVIC 0-3 FEDERER: DOUBLE BREAK FEDERER! Djoko wins the opening point but then nets a backhand. Federer fires a backhand wide but Nole double faults and hits a backhand of his own wide to give Federer yet another break point just seven minutes in. Another double fault amazingly gifts Federer the double break!

DJOKOVIC 0-2 FEDERER: A great return gives Djoko the opening point but Federer responds with an ace down the middle. A fantastic drop shot and ace puts the Swiss further ahead and a whipped forehand winner wraps up the game.

DJOKOVIC 0-1 FEDERER: BREAK FEDERER! Dkoko begins with an ace out wide but then nets a simple forehand. A cracking forehand and cute drop volley puts Fed ahead. A double fault gifts two break points. He responds with a big serve to save the first but a wide forehand gives Federer a great start.