Andy Murray lost his Madrid Open crown and relinquished his spot as world number two on Sunday as Novak Djokovic won his fifth tour title of the year.

The Scot had set up his final by handing home favourite Rafael Nadal a rare defeat on clay 24 hours earlier and he became the first player to take a set off Djokovic in this tournament.

However, the Serb geared up for this month’s French Open – the only grand slam title he has not claimed – with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 success.

The world number one had not dropped a set all tournament prior to this final and that will be some consolation to Murray, who knows he now trails both his conqueror and Roger Federer in the rankings ahead of Roland Garros.