Djokovic and his effusive celebration after epic victory over Alcaraz in Cincinnati | VIDEO

Winner of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 on Sunday after a spectacular final, the Serbian Novak Djokovic He got a little closer to No. 1 in the world, a step still occupied by Carlos Alcaraz, his rival in the final on Sunday.

In the United States, the Serb took revenge on the 20-year-old Spanish phenomenon, who beat him weeks earlier at Wimbledon. Djokovic had not participated in any tournament since then.

But to achieve victory, ‘Djoko’, 36, needed five match points and 3h49 of play, after the Spaniard won the first set before the final match of the Serb to win in three sets 5-7, 7 -6 (9/7), 7-6 (7-4)). And after winning he tore his shirt as a sign of victory and was moved to declare.

This victory, the third in Cincinnati and the fourth of the season for the Serbian, allows Djokovic to cut points on his opponent and get closer to the throne of N.1, which he lost last June.

Behind, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, eliminated in the round of 16 by the German Alexander Zverev, maintains the N.3 while the Danish Holger Rune climbs to the 4th world position to the detriment of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who loses three positions.