Rafael Nadal brushed aside Andy Murray in straight sets to triumph 6-1 6-2 in the BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells.

The world number one was in control for most of the match and dealt with the strong wind better as a clinical performance saw him earn his revenge over the Scot, who had beaten him twice this year.

Some excellent rallies between the pair, with both showing immense skill to keep the ball in play in the blustery conditions, saw the match go with serve until the fourth game of the set when Nadal made the breakthrough.

The Spaniard wasted his first break point of the match as he woefully mis-hit his shot but he did not make the same mistake twice and took the game shortly afterwards when Murray's shot landed just long.

Nadal seemed to be dealing with the conditions better than Murray, who was sent running around the court chasing shots following some brilliant play from the Spaniard.

The world number one took a decisive advantage in the sixth game when he broke his opponent for the second successive time, drawing Murray into the net before simply playing the ball into open space, which was too far even for the speedy Scot to reach.

And Nadal held his serve to take the first set.

Murray stopped the rot at the start of the second as he took the first game to love.

The next three games all went with serve but Murray was becoming more and more frustrated as his shots were hampered by the wind and his anger at himself was clearly visible.

Nadal took a decisive lead in the fifth game when he broke Murray for the third time in the match, sending his opponent racing across the baseline in the final point.

The Scot made several seemingly impossible returns before being defeated by a stunning smash.

Murray tried to fight his way back into the match but Nadal once again broke his serve for a second successive time to leave the Spaniard serving for the match.

And Nadal did not disappoint as he served out to love to complete an emphatic victory over the despondent Scot in only an hour and 20 minutes.

Murray admitted he had been decidedly second best but took some consolation from his run to the final, which sees him close in on the world number three ranking held by Novak Djokovic.

In the on-court presentation ceremony, Murray said: "I'd like to congratulate Rafa. He definitely deserved the win, he played great in difficult conditions and dealt with it incredibly well.

"Unfortunately I couldn't get the job done but I really enjoyed myself and I look forward to coming back next year.

"I've had a great start to the year and hopefully I can keep it going and push up the rankings."

Nadal was delighted with his victory - his second Indian Wells title after he also triumphed in 2007 - which continued his great start to the season after his maiden Australian Open crown in January.

The world number one said: "I win in Australia, I win here; I'm very happy with everything."