Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz to claim Cincinnati Open 2023 title

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz to claim the title of the Cincinnati Open 2023. Notably, Djokovic defeated Carlos by 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 in three hours and 49 minutes to clinch his third title in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on Monday, August 21. Moreover, the game was very exciting and too close.

Meanwhile, after the magnificent win, star player Novak Djokovic called this game the toughest one of his life. Notably, the 36-year-old player also named this game as the craziest, most exciting, and toughest one. Moreover, a great player wants to play such games more.

“It’s crazy, I don’t know what I can say. It’s tough to describe. It was the toughest I’ve ever played in my life. From start to finish we both went through highs, lows, incredible points, bad games, heatstroke, comebacks. Overall this was the toughest and most exciting match I’ve ever been a part of. It’s matches like these that I continue to work for,” said 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

I left the court really happy with what I did against Novak Djokovic: Carlos Alcaraz

Following the loss, Carlos Alcaraz called this game a difficult one. Notably, the star player is quite proud of himself for the way he kept fighting until the first ball. In addition, the 19-year-old player was quite happy to almost give a tough fight to Novak. Moreover, the young tennis player also lauded Novak for giving him a great fight in such a close match.

“I feel proud of myself, honestly. I don’t know why I was crying because I fight until the last ball. I almost beat one of the greatest of all time in our sport. I left the court really happy with what I did. It was really, really difficult playing. Novak returns five, six, seven balls on every point. So fighting and running from one corner to the other one on every point is really tough to deal with for almost the whole match,” Carlos Alcaraz said.