Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Cincinnati Open final one month after their showdown at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz Set Up Men’s Marquee Final at Cincinnati Open; Sunday’s showdown was Wimbledon final as Coco Goff shocked world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the Ohio Women’s Semifinals. Watch the US Open live on Sky Sports from August 28.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz held the men’s final at the Cincinnati Open, while Coco Gauff stunned world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the women’s.

Djokovic and Algaraz beat Alexander Zverev and Hubert Hurkaz in order to ensure a repeat of the Wimbledon final in July. Algaraz won in five sets to claim his second Grand Slam title. and denying Djokovic to make a record high for the 24th time

Alcaraz survived match point in the second set against Hurkacz as he struggled to beat the Polish 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 after being led in three sets for the fourth match in a row. together in Ohio

Djokovic, on the other hand, won individual matches in straight sets and beat Germany’s Zverez 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to give himself a chance at a third Cincinnati title after 2018 and 2020.

The Serb said: “I’m satisfied. I think there are things I can do better. But overall it’s a straight-set win against a great player. So I’m really happy.”

Alcaraz said: “It doesn’t matter if I play the third set or the long match. I’m recovering really well. I felt like I played the first match of the tournament. I feel great.”

World number one Algaraz led world No. 2 Djokovic 2-1 in a head-to-head game. Spain’s Wimbledon champions last month trailed behind a three-set victory in Madrid’s semi-finals. Masters in 2022

Djokovic’s only success with Alcaraz to date was in the semi-finals of this year’s French Open, when he picked up a four-set victory at Roland-Garros. On the way to that Grand Slam victory

Goff defeated Switek for the first time in her career.

The men’s final will pit world No. 1 against world No. 2, but it won’t be the case in the women’s with top-seeded Swiatek and second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka both eliminated in the semi-finals.

Swiatek was beaten 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 by Gauff as she lost her first defeat to her American opponent after seven previous victories in which she hadn’t even made a single set.

Later, Zabalenka was knocked out by Karolina Mukova, this year’s French Open finalist. by going down with a score of 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-2

Muchova and Gauff reached their first ever WTA 1000 final, with Gauff looking for his second title of the month after winning the Washington Open on Aug. 6.

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