Novak Djokovic has powered past Alexander Zverev to line up a Wimbledon final rematch with Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Cincinnati Open.
Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point on the way to a three-set victory over Hubert Hurkacz Saturday as he lined up title clash with Novak Djokovic at the ATP Cincinnati Masters.
World number one Alcaraz held on for a 2-6, 7-6 , 6-3 victory over Hurkacz, rallying to beat the big-serving Pole for the second time in as many weeks. World number two Djokovic beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 7-6 , 7-5 to reach the final, which will be a repeat of last month's epic Wimbledon final won by Alcaraz.
Djokovic was trying for a second time to serve out the match when he was distracted by a nearby amusement park's fireworks display, but managed to regain his focus and finish it off."I played a very poor game, but I bounced back and sealed the deal in the 12th game of the second set," Djokovic said."I could have done some things better, but I'm pretty happy about winning in straight sets.
"A final with the world number one and two facing each other is I guess what everyone wanted -- so here we are."
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