Spain's Rafael Nadal took his season title total to nine matches as he beat American John Isner 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3) on Sunday to win the Cincinnati Masters for the first time and take back the world number two ranking, according to dpa. Nadal, winner of back-to-back hard court trophies for the first time in his career after following up his Montreal title a week ago, needed just under two hours to beat the big-serving Isner, playing for the second time in a Masters 1000 final. Nadal will stand behind Novak Djokovic in the ATP list when the US Open starts in eight days, with the 27-year-old on fire heading into the season's final grand slam.