Novak Djokovic needed five match points and nearly four hours to pull off a gritty victory over Carlos Alcaraz and claim a third ATP Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, Aug. 20.
Novak Djokovic needed five match points and nearly four hours to pull off a gritty victory over Carlos Alcaraz and claim a third ATP Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, Aug. 20.
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. The two -- who have traded the number one ranking six times this year -- are now level on two wins apiece in their head-to-head rivalry.
He was broken to trail 2-1, Alcaraz going on to take a 4-2 lead with a drop shot that Djokovic couldn't touch. The Spaniard -- who then needed to have a finger taped up -- was broken in a nine-minute seventh game that featured five break points. "I was never in doubt that I could deliver the match when it mattered the most," he said, adding that the rivalry with Alcaraz"is just getting better and better."
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