Novak Djokovic outlasts Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the final in Cincinnati on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. The epic lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes. This is the 3 times won this tournament that Djokovic wins the tournament. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Novak added $ 462,705 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 1,019,335 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Djokovic’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:49
At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 133 points vs. Alcaraz’s 128.
Djokovic
The Serbian won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 19% (3/16) of the procured opportunities.
Alcaraz
On the other side, Alcaraz was not so effective in converting his break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Alcaraz is 2-2.
This was the 95th career title for Novak. (see list of titles and finals). Carlos remains with 12th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Alcaraz clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Carlos broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.
Djokovic was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 4-5 to 7-5.
Carlos was spot on in converting all his break points in the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Novak was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 0-40).
They played 74 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alcaraz won just 2 more points than Djokovic (38-36). The Spaniard dropped 9 points on serve (20-9). on the other side of the net, Novak conceded 18 points on serve (27-18).
Novak clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Serbian broke back in the 8th (4-4) game to conquer the set 7-6.
The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40). In addition on the other side, Carlos converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 82 points. It’s worth to point out that, Djokovic won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Alcaraz (40-42). Novak lost 8 points on serve (18-8). Regarding the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 22 points on serve (34-22).
Novak won the set after he broke Carlos in the 7th (4-3) game. Alcaraz tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Novak maintained the focus to ultimately clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.
Tiebreak
Djokovic won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Alcaraz won a minibreak in the 6th (3-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
The Serbian converted 7% of his break points (1/13). He had 13 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (5-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Alcaraz converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 107 points. The Serbian won 7 more points than the Spaniard (57-50). Djokovic dropped 17 points on serve (32-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Carlos conceded 25 points on serve (33-25).
