Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2023
Updated Monday, August 21, 2023 – 09:39
In a final to remember at the Cincinnati Masters, with a Djokovic reborn after losing to the Spaniard at Wimbledon, “Carlitos” responded to the Serbian with “Spaniards never die”
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Djokovic was able to come back from a set in the Cincinnati final, and 4-2 in the continuation and a match point, with 6-5 in sudden death, thus adding his thirty-ninth Masters 1000.
“To, You never give up. I love it, but sometimes you could play shorter points” commented Djokovic. “The Spanish never die” Alcaraz answers. To which the Serb, winking at his historic rival, Rafael NadalHe answers with a smile: “This sounds like I’ve lived it before”.
In a thrilling rematch after their Wimbledon matchup, Djokovic saved a match point before avenging his loss with a 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) win in three hours and 49 minutesthe final to the best of three sets longest in history of the circuit.
“I don’t think I’ve played too many matches like this in my life,” Djokovic said. “Perhaps I can compare it to the final against Nadal at the 2012 Australian Open. “You have to take your hat off to a guy like that. He plays with such maturity, handles the pressure so well for a 20-year-old,” commented
Despite the bittersweet taste of not having achieved the Spanish victory, this final is one more step to forge the legend of “Carlitos Alcaraz”
2023-08-21 07:39:43
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