Rome, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and now Cincinnati - the tennis world is ready for another blockbuster between the two best players in the world, for their fourth final clash this year.
Carlos Alcaraz or Janik Siner, fans in Ohio will enjoy a big match tomorrow night (Monday) at 21pm our time.
The Spanish maestro was better than the exhausted Alexander Zverev in the semifinals (6:4, 6:3), while the Italian master eliminated the sensation Terence Atman (7:6, 6:2).
"I'm really looking forward to the new match against Janik. From tournament to tournament we raise the level and bring truly wonderful duels," said Alkaras.
The Spaniard won in the finals of Rome and Roland Garros, while Siner recently returned the favor at Wimbledon.
"I'm ready for a new challenge, ready to understand where I went wrong in the last match and to try to be better in the new final," Alkaras added.
The clash in Cincinnati will be their 14th meeting with each other overall, and Alcaraz currently leads in wins with 8:5.
When it comes to Zverev, the Spanish tennis player played his 12th match against him and won to tie the score at 6:6 - this time the victory came a little easier because it was obvious that the German was struggling.
"It was obvious that Sasha was physically exhausted, and at times he moved around the field in Cincinnati like a snail," wrote the German Bild.
Alkaras also had a nice support for Zverev at the end of the match, which he left written on the camera.
"I'm happy about the final, but I feel bad for Saša."
Although Zverev struggled, he managed to regain the break at the start of the second set, thanks to Alcaraz's mistakes, but that was practically all he did in the Cincinnati sun.
"Everything revolves around me," Zverev told the doctor during one of the medical timeouts.
And while Alkaras returned to the "Lindner Tennis Center" court about fifty minutes after the semifinals to practice his serve, his rival in the final was able to celebrate his 200th victory on hard court, as well as his 24th birthday, in the right way.
"I expected it wouldn't be easy against Atman, because it's always tricky when you play against someone for the first time. I think he showed that he didn't make it to the semifinals by accident," Siner pointed out.
And, for his birthday, he received an interesting gift from his rival in the semi-finals - Atman gave Siner one of his Pokemon cards before the match. The ATP website reminded that the Frenchman and the 136th player in the world has one of the largest collections of this game in the world.
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