2023 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Main article: 2023 Western & Southern Open

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final, 5–7, 7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters. He saved a championship point en route to his third Cincinnati Masters title and record-extending 39th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title overall; it was his ninth career title won after saving match points during a tournament, and his second time of the year, after Adelaide. At 3 hours and 49 minutes, this match was the longest best-of-three-sets ATP Tour final and the longest match in the tournament's history. The final was named the ATP's Match of the Year.

Men's singles
2023 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Carlos Alcaraz
Score	5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Borna Ćorić was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Hubert Hurkacz.

Alcaraz and Djokovic were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Alcaraz retained the top ranking by reaching the final. This was Djokovic's first tournament in the United States since the 2021 US Open, following the lifting of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international air travelers in May 2023.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Carlos Alcaraz (final)

02.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

03.   Daniil Medvedev (third round)

04.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (third round)

05.   Casper Ruud (second round)

06.   Holger Rune (second round, retired)

07.   Andrey Rublev (second round)

08.   Jannik Sinner (second round)

09.   Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)

10.   Frances Tiafoe (second round)

11.   Karen Khachanov (withdrew)

12.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (second round)

13.   Cameron Norrie (first round)

14.   Tommy Paul (third round)

15.   Borna Ćorić (second round)

16.   Alexander Zverev (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Carlos Alcaraz	4	6	6
	Q	Max Purcell	6	3	4
								1	Carlos Alcaraz	2	77	6
									Hubert Hurkacz	6	64	3
		Hubert Hurkacz	6	710
	LL	Alexei Popyrin	1	68
															1	Carlos Alcaraz	7	67	64
															2	Novak Djokovic	5	79	77
		Adrian Mannarino	2	3
	16	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								16	Alexander Zverev	65	5
								2	Novak Djokovic	77	7
	9	Taylor Fritz	0	4
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Alcaraz	7	4	6
	WC	J Isner	65	62				Q	J Thompson	5	6	3
	Q	J Thompson	77	77											1	C Alcaraz	78	60	6
		U Humbert	6	3	6										14	T Paul	66	77	3
	Q	A Fils	4	6	2				U Humbert	1	64
		M Kecmanović	5	62				14	T Paul	6	77
	14	T Paul	7	77																		1	C Alcaraz	4	6	6
	10	F Tiafoe	6	67	6																	Q	M Purcell	6	3	4
		T Griekspoor	4	79	4			10	F Tiafoe	3	4
	WC	B Nakashima	3	77	3			WC	S Wawrinka	6	6
	WC	S Wawrinka	6	65	6										WC	S Wawrinka	4	2
	PR	L Harris	4	4											Q	M Purcell	6	6
	Q	M Purcell	6	6				Q	M Purcell	6	3	6
								5	C Ruud	4	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Tsitsipas	77	77
		B Shelton	5	6	6				B Shelton	63	62
		C Eubanks	7	4	4										4	S Tsitsipas	3	4
		H Hurkacz	77	3	77											H Hurkacz	6	6
	Q	T Kokkinakis	62	6	61				H Hurkacz	5	6	6
		S Korda	65	4				15	B Ćorić	7	3	3
	15	B Ćorić	77	6																			H Hurkacz	6	710
	LL	A Popyrin	65	6	6																	LL	A Popyrin	1	68
	LL	D Altmaier	77	4	4			LL	A Popyrin	w/o
		R Safiullin	6	3	3				N Jarry
		N Jarry	4	6	6										LL	A Popyrin	6	1	6
		E Ruusuvuori	6	6												E Ruusuvuori	2	6	3
	Q	C Moutet	4	2					E Ruusuvuori	712	5	77
								7	A Rublev	610	7	63

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	H Rune	4	0r
	WC	M McDonald	7	6				WC	M McDonald	6	2
		Y Hanfmann	5	1											WC	M McDonald	4	0r
		R Gasquet	4	3												A Mannarino	6	3
		A Mannarino	6	6					A Mannarino	6	6
		M Berrettini	6	2	3			12	F Auger-Aliassime	4	4
	12	F Auger-Aliassime	4	6	6																		A Mannarino	2	3
	16	A Zverev	6	6																		16	A Zverev	6	6
		G Dimitrov	2	2				16	A Zverev	7	6
		G Barrère	4	5					Y Nishioka	5	4
		Y Nishioka	6	7											16	A Zverev	6	5	6
		D Evans	4	3											3	D Medvedev	4	7	4
		L Musetti	6	6					L Musetti	3	2
								3	D Medvedev	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Sinner	4	64
		F Cerúndolo	3	4				Q	D Lajović	6	77
	Q	D Lajović	6	6											Q	D Lajović	0r
		L Sonego	6	3	6										9	T Fritz	5
	Q	A Shevchenko	3	6	3				L Sonego	4	61
		J Lehečka	614	2				9	T Fritz	6	77
	9	T Fritz	716	6																		9	T Fritz	0	4
	13	C Norrie	6	4	3																	2	N Djokovic	6	6
	PR	G Monfils	3	6	6			PR	G Monfils	7	6
		A de Minaur	6	3	6				A de Minaur	5	4
		JJ Wolf	0	6	1										PR	G Monfils	3	2
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	6											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		TM Etcheverry	3	3					A Davidovich Fokina	4	0r
								2	N Djokovic	6	0

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 7 August 2023. Rank and points before are as of 14 August 2023.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Carlos Alcaraz	9,395	180	600	9,815	Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
2	2	Novak Djokovic	8,795	0	1,000	9,795	Champion, defeated Carlos Alcaraz [1]
3	3	Daniil Medvedev	6,530	360	90	6,260	Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [16]
4	4	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,090	600	90	4,580	Third round lost to Hubert Hurkacz
5	7	Casper Ruud	4,715	10	10	4,715	Second round lost to Max Purcell [Q]
6	5	Holger Rune	4,790	10	10	4,790	Second round retired against Mackenzie McDonald [WC]
7	8	Andrey Rublev	4,595	90	10	4,515	Second round lost to Emil Ruusuvuori
8	6	Jannik Sinner	4,725	90	10	4,645	Second round lost to Dušan Lajović [Q]
9	9	Taylor Fritz	3,605	180	180	3,605	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
10	10	Frances Tiafoe	3,050	45	45	3,050	Second round lost to Stan Wawrinka [WC]
11	11	Karen Khachanov	2,855	10	0	2,845	Withdrew
12	14	Félix Auger-Aliassime	2,510	180	45	2,375	Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
13	15	Cameron Norrie	2,425	360	10	2,075	First round lost to Gaël Monfils [PR]
14	13	Tommy Paul	2,525	45	90	2,570	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
15	16	Borna Ćorić	2,315	1,000	45	1,360	Second round lost to Hubert Hurkacz
16	17	Alexander Zverev	2,310	0	360	2,670	Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]

Other entry information

Wild cards

• John Isner
• Mackenzie McDonald
• Brandon Nakashima
• Stan Wawrinka

Protected ranking

• Lloyd Harris
• Gaël Monfils

Withdrawals

• Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Roman Safiullin
• Alexander Bublik → replaced by J. J. Wolf
• Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Lorenzo Sonego
• Marin Čilić → replaced by Miomir Kecmanović
• Karen Khachanov → replaced by Alexei Popyrin
• Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori
• Andy Murray → replaced by Daniel Altmaier
• Milos Raonic → replaced by Richard Gasquet
• Denis Shapovalov → replaced by Yannick Hanfmann
• Jan-Lennard Struff → replaced by Lloyd Harris

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Laslo Djere (first round)
2. Arthur Fils (qualified)
3. Daniel Altmaier (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Jordan Thompson (qualified)
5. Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Márton Fucsovics (first round)
7. Aleksandar Vukic (withdrew)
8. Zhang Zhizhen (qualifying competition)
9. Matteo Arnaldi (first round)
10. Dušan Lajović (qualified)
11. Daniel Elahi Galán (qualifying competition)
12. Luca Van Assche (first round)
13. Marcos Giron (first round)
14. Aslan Karatsev (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Thanasi Kokkinakis
2. Arthur Fils
3. Corentin Moutet
4. Jordan Thompson
5. Max Purcell
6. Alexander Shevchenko
7. Dušan Lajović

Lucky losers

1. Daniel Altmaier
2. Alexei Popyrin

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Laslo Djere	3	6	5
		Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	3	7
									Thanasi Kokkinakis	5	79	6
								11	Daniel Elahi Galán	7	67	2
		Nuno Borges	65	6	5
	11	Daniel Elahi Galán	77	4	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arthur Fils	6	6
	WC	Brandon Holt	1	1
								2	Arthur Fils	6	6
								8	Zhang Zhizhen	3	3
	WC	Maxime Cressy	77	3	611
	8	Zhang Zhizhen	64	6	713

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Daniel Altmaier	3	77	6
		Christopher O'Connell	6	65	4
								3	Daniel Altmaier	4	4
									Corentin Moutet	6	6
		Corentin Moutet	4	6	6
	9	Matteo Arnaldi	6	0	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jordan Thompson	6	62	6
		Alexandre Müller	4	77	4
								4	Jordan Thompson	6	6
									Marc-Andrea Hüsler	3	4
		Marc-Andrea Hüsler	6	6
	14	Aslan Karatsev	4	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alexei Popyrin	6	4	6
		Ilya Ivashka	2	6	4
								5	Alexei Popyrin	78	5	4
									Max Purcell	66	7	6
		Max Purcell	4	6	6
	12	Luca Van Assche	6	3	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Márton Fucsovics	5	4
	Alt	Alexander Shevchenko	7	6
								Alt	Alexander Shevchenko	6	3	6
								WC	Diego Schwartzman	1	6	3
	WC	Diego Schwartzman	6	6
	13	Marcos Giron	4	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Hugo Gaston	3	2
		Jason Kubler	6	6
									Jason Kubler	4	4
								10	Dušan Lajović	6	6
	WC	Rinky Hijikata	3	3
	10	Dušan Lajović	6	6

Championship match statistics

Alcaraz vs Djokovic

Category	Alcaraz	Djokovic
Aces	11	2
Double faults	5	5
1st serve % in	85–48	73–55
Winning % on 1st Serve	61–24	49–24
Winning % on 2nd Serve	23–25	35–20
Net points won	30–14	37–13
Break points won	4–6	3–13
Receiving points won	44–84	49–84
Winners	42	28
Unforced errors	22	20
Winners-UFE	+20	+8
Net points won	14–6	22–11
Total points won	128	133
Total games won	19	19

Source: https://www.tennis24.com/match/KASG3jz8/#/match-summary/match-statistics/0

External links

• Qualifying draw
• Main draw