MASON, Ohio — Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet Sunday on the Western & Southern Not hidden in a rematch in their Wimbledon ultimate.

The highest-ranked Alcaraz erased a fit level in the second one eager and rallied presen unseeded Hubert Hurkacz 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 within the first males’s semifinal Saturday.

Later, Incorrect. 2 Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev, the 2021 match champ, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to earn a shot at his 3rd identify in the USA Not hidden tuneup.

Alcaraz gained six immediately issues within the second-set tiebreaker to achieve his 8th ultimate of the season. He beat Djokovic extreme time at Wimbledon to win his moment main identify and abandon the 36-year-old Djokovic his twenty third.

Alcaraz, 20, is the youngest Cincinnati finalist since 19-year-old Pete Sampras in 1991. He is attempting to turn out to be the youngest champion since Boris Becker gained at 17 in 1985.

In spite of moving to a 3rd eager in every of his 4 fits this pace, Alcaraz says he’ll be able for the overall.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m playing third sets or long matches, I’m recovering really well,” Alcaraz stated. “I feel like I’m going to play the first match of the tournament. I feel great.”

Closing pace in Toronto, Alcaraz wanted two tiebreakers to overcome Hurkacz upcoming shedding the primary eager.

“Playing against Hubert is always tough,” Alcaraz stated. “We played until the final ball. I was really happy to get that win today. He’s one of the best servers in the tour.”

Djokovic, 36, is the oldest Cincinnati finalist within the skilled week, courting to 1968, surpassing 35-year aged Ken Rosewall in 1970.

Previous within the pace, it was once introduced that Alcaraz and Djokovic will take part within the workforce level of the Davis Cup finals after time.

Alcaraz and Djokovic have been integrated within the groups introduced Monday via Spain and Serbia, respectively, for the contest that might be performed Sept. 12-17 in Valencia, Spain.

The Related Press contributed to this record.