7-6，7-5！ Deyo narrowly defeated Zverev in two sets to reach the final and meet Alcaraz again

On August 20, Beijing time, the semifinals of the ATP1000 Cincinnati Masters were contested, and the No. 2 seed Djokovic met the No. 16 seed Zverev. After a fierce battle in two sets, Djokovic eliminated Zverev, who had been in good form recently, and successfully advanced to the final of Alcaraz.

In the first set, Deyo missed three set opportunities in the 10th game, and the two sides each saved serve in the first 12 games, and the match was dragged into tie-breaks. Deyo won the first set 7-5.

In the second set, Deyo broke Zverev's serve as soon as he came up, and in the 10th game, Zverev broke Deyo's serve to win the game and chase the game to 5-5. Deyo broke a key break in the 11th inning, then saved his serve to win the second set 7-5.

In a match that lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes, Djokovic narrowly defeated Zverev 7-6 (5)/7-5 to win his 1068th career victory, tying Nadal for third all-time. Djokovic will then face Alcaraz in the final, the second time the two have met in the final since Wimbledon this year.