Novak Djokovic avenged his Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz by beating the Spaniard in just under four hours to win the Cincinnati Open.
Novak Djokovic won the Cincinnati Open in just under four hours, avenging his Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz.
The Serb held off a match point in the second set before winning 5-7 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-4).In last month’s Wimbledon final, top seed Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in five sets.
“The feeling that I have on the court reminds me a little bit of when I was facing Rafael Nadal when we were at our prime,” Djokovic said.
Djokovic had won Australian Open final victory in 2012, when he defeated Nadal in five hours and 53 minutes.
“I don’t think I have played too many matches like this in my life.” he stated.
The world number two moved ahead of Nadal in the all-time men’s major list after winning his 23rd Grand Slam title at June’s French Open, where he overcame Alcaraz in the semi-finals
However, Djokovic went 5-4 up on Alcaraz’s serve in the tie-break before winning the next two points to claim victory in three hours and 49 minutes – the longest best-of-three-sets final in ATP Tour history.
