Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic Prediction: The motivation is on the side of the Serbian player

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will face ATP No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati Masters final. Bookmakers favor the Serbian in the pairing, despite the fact that the Spaniard beat Novak in the Wimbledon final not so long ago.

The fourth match at the Cincinnati Masters with Alcaraz was a 3-set affair. As expected, the Spaniard did not have an easy ride in the game against Gurkacz. However, Carlos eventually achieved a crucial victory that put him into the final of the Masters. The match against the Pole lasted two hours and 19 minutes, with Gurkacz winning the first game 6:2 and the Spaniard taking the second on a tie-break. The third set was not as long as the second, it lasted 36 minutes, and the Spaniard won it 6:3. Carlos had two aces and zero double faults and won 68% of his points on first serve and 65% on second serve.

Djokovic looks very strong in Cincinnati; the Serbian didn't lose a single set at the Masters, beating Fokine, Monfils, Fritz, and Zverev. By the way, Zverev knocked world number three Daniil Medvedev out of the draw. Zverev was able to compete with Djokovic, although he lost in two sets, the match was quite long, lasting more than two hours, and Novak won it with the score 7:6, 7:5. During the game, Djokovic served four times with three double faults, won 80% of points on the first serve and 55% on the second.

During the tournament in Cincinnati, Novak looks preferable to Alcaraz. The Spaniard struggled to reach the Masters final, while Djokovic did not lose a single set in Ohio. Besides, the motivation is on the side of the Balkan; Novak was extremely upset with his defeat in the Wimbledon final and is eager to take revenge on the Spaniard for his loss at the English Majors. At the same time, we doubt that the Masters final will turn out to be a quick one; all three matches between the world number one and number two have been protracted, so we bet on continuing this trend.