CINCINNATI—Novak Djokovic needed five match points and nearly four hours to pull off a gritty victory over Carlos Alcaraz and
A titanic struggle between the world’s top two players saw Djokovic — who looked out on his feet in the second set — save a match point before coming through on his own fifth match point for a 5-7, 7-6 , 7-6 triumph.
“I feel proud of myself, honestly. I don’t know why I was crying because I fight until the last ball,” Alcaraz said. “I left everything on court. I’m working very well. But today, it was tough to deal with everything that Novak had.” Djokovic, clearly affected by the hot, muggy conditions, was visited by the trainer and doctor in the second set.
The back-and-forth battle continued, Djokovic unable to convert serving for the match at 5-4 but putting it away two games later after the longest best-of-three set final in ATP Tour history.
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