The Western & Southern Open will feature a reprise of the Wimbledon final after Novak Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev in the Cincinnati semi-finals on Saturday.
At the ATP Masters 1000 competition, the 36-year-old defeated Zverev 7-6(5), 7-5 in a baseline fight. Djokovic, the 23-time major champion, will next face off against World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz for the fourth time.
Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, saved a match point against Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday to advance to the Western & Southern Open finals where he will again face Djokovic.
Djokovic expressed his thoughts in the on-court interview and said: “In very few of Zverev’s service games where I had chances, I think I played well, particularly five-all after he broke my serve to stay in the match. I managed to bounce back, played a great game to break him again, and seal the deal in the 12th game of the second set.”
Djokovic further stated his happiness and excitement after winning the semi-final and said: “I’m pleased. I think there are a few things I could’ve done better, but overall it’s a straight-sets win against a great player in form, so I’m really happy.”
Djokovic in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWLWWLWL Ranked no.2, the Serbian has a composed 37-5 win-loss record in 2023. Novak is playing in Cincinnati where he ousted the world no.23 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 ret., the world no.211 Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2, the world no.9 Taylor Fritz 6-0 6-4 and the world no.17 Alexander Zverev 7-65 7-5.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the final on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current record is 2-1 for Alcaraz.
The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open. The Serbian reached the final in Wimbledon.
Djokovic won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Alexander Zverev in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked world no.17, Alexander played his last match on the 19th of August when he surrendered to world no.2 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 7-5 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).
This season Zverev has managed to achieve a 38-20 win-loss record. Zverev conquered 1 title in Hamburg.
Zverev will play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev fought against each other 12 times. Their record is 8-4 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(5) 7-5 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 19th of August 2023.
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev |
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