Alcarath-Djokovic 1-2: Nole returns to Cincinnati Masters throne with heatstroke in thrilling finale

A finale that will go down in history. Novak Djokovic (No. 2) returned to the Cincinnati Masters throne after an epic fight against Carlos Alcarat (No. 1) that lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes. Nole came back after losing the first set, beating the Spaniard with a reversal by 1-2 sets (7-5, 6-7, 6-7).

This was his third title Djokovic in Cincinnati after winning three of their last four tournament appearances in 2018, 2020 and 2023 (they were eliminated in the semifinals in 2019)

At the same time, he reached 39 trophies, further widening his lead over Rafa Nadal’s 36 during his tenurehe now has a total of 95 career titles.

The Serb took that Revenged the Spaniard for his defeat in the Wimbledon final and returned to a match He lost to me 7-5, 4-2. No. 2 in the world He was affected by the heat, which made him very uncomfortable. He received two breaks in the first set, with Alkarath winning 7-5.

Alkarath also led 4:2 in the second set, Nole equalized from there and then finally came back in the finaland won it in the tie-break, 9-7.

Djokovic in the 3rd set He took a 4-3 lead, but the title was finally decided in the tie-break and the Serbian tennis player celebrated one of the toughest victories of his career.