{"id":485670,"date":"2023-08-22T17:22:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=485670"},"modified":"2023-08-22T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:52:52","slug":"novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-western-and-southern-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-western-and-southern-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic rips his shirt in celebration after defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the men\u2019s singles final of the Western &#038; Southern Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic secured his third Cincinnati Masters title after a riveting final clash against Carlos Alcaraz. In an extraordinary display, Djokovic battled back from a match point deficit to claim a remarkable 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-4) victory over the Spanish contender. This triumph propelled Djokovic&#8217;s tally of ATP Masters 1000 titles to an impressive 39. Overall, Djokovic&#8217;s collection now boasts 68 Big Titles, encompassing Grand Slam championships, Nitto ATP Finals, ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic singles gold medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cincinnati final left former American tennis star Andy Roddick deeply impressed with Djokovic&#8217;s prowess, describing him as an absolute marvel. Reflecting on Djokovic&#8217;s performance, Roddick noted the impact of changing conditions during the match due to the setting sun, heat, and subdued surroundings. He highlighted Djokovic&#8217;s strategic actions, even mentioning an instance where Djokovic requested permission to change his clothes, a move that generated discussions about rule enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is Novak Djokovic the \ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude69 \ud835\ude56\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5a \ud835\ude64\ud835\ude5b \ud835\ude56\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude61 \ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude5a? \ud83d\udc10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dIILjoXUBB\">pic.twitter.com\/dIILjoXUBB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eurosport (@eurosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurosport\/status\/1693669296851820734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roddick emphasized that while opinions might differ on the referee&#8217;s decision, it&#8217;s essential not to solely scrutinize Djokovic for asking questions. The role of enforcing rules falls on the umpire, and the focus should be on Djokovic&#8217;s ability to navigate challenges. Despite initial concerns about Djokovic&#8217;s condition during the match, Roddick observed that Djokovic appeared stronger in the latter stages than at the outset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of Novak Djokovic&#39;s best quotes:  &quot;Yes, a new generation is rising. Alcaraz, Rune, myself, we are all young, all of us.&quot; \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LIw1xqjhoi\">pic.twitter.com\/LIw1xqjhoi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Danny \ud83d\udc0a (@DjokovicFan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokovicFan_\/status\/1693631175636509023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cincinnati Masters final saw a promising start from Carlos Alcaraz, who claimed the first set convincingly. Djokovic&#8217;s remarkable comeback, which included surviving a match point, propelled him to secure the second set. Ultimately, Djokovic clinched the decisive set through a tie-break, celebrating his emphatic victory by ripping off his shirt, reminiscent of former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan&#8217;s iconic gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the victory was momentous, Djokovic&#8217;s top spot in the rankings could not be retained. At 36 years old, Djokovic needs one more victory at the US Open to ascend to the number one position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati final left former American tennis star Andy Roddick deeply impressed with Djokovic&#8217;s prowess, describing him as an absolute marvel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":485680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Novak Djokovic rips his shirt in celebration after defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the men\u2019s singles final of the Western & Southern Open","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[87808,80565],"yst_prominent_words":[],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/08\/22171715\/TENNIS-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485670"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=485670"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=485670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->