Novak Djokovic won the Western and Southern Open for the third time in Cincinnati, beating Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in a thriller with tiebreaks deciding the last two sets.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will come face-to-face for the first time since Alcaraz's Wimbledon victory when they meet in the final of the Western and Southern Open.
Carlos Alcaraz booked his place in the Western and Southern Open semi-finals in Cincinnati after narrowly beating Australian Max Purcell 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz needed a three-set thriller to defeat Tommy Paul and reach the quarter-finals of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Novak Djokovic revealed he was quick to put aside his Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz last month.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz has been knocked out of the National Bank Open after losing to American Tommy Paul for the second straight year in Toronto.