Carlos Moya outbattled number one seed Lleyton Hewitt to win the Cincinnati Masters 7-5 7-6 (7/5) in a rain-affected match.

The 25-year-old Spaniard was behind in both sets but broke back to beat Hewitt each time.

The Australian broke first in the opening set to take a 3-1 lead but Moya hit back to level at 3-3 before a downpour at 4-4 forced the players off the court.

After a break of over two hours they returned and Moya claimed the set by breaking the world number one at 6-5 with some superb forehands down the line.

Hewitt then upped his game in the second set and broke the Spaniard twice to take a 5-2 lead and serve for the set.

But Moya clawed his way back as Hewitt lost control of his first serve and pulled the score back to 5-5.

In a tense tie break, Hewitt double-faulted to give Moya a match point, which the Spaniard converted with a superb serve.

Hewitt said: "I'd like to congratulate Carlos he was too good for me."

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