Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet in their first quarterfinal. Will either benefit from playing earlier in the tournament, with a little less history on the line? Previewing the eighth edition of the ...

On hard courts, like those at the Australian Open, Djokovic triumphed over Alcaraz in the 2023 Cincinnati Masters 1000 final and in the penultimate round of the Nitto ATP Finals held in Turin ...

The most recent man to complete the double is Djokovic, who did so in 2018 and 2023. Five years ago the Serbian beat Federer in the Cincinnati final to lift his first title there after five ...

Djokovic and Zverev have met 12 times before, with the Serb winning on eight occasions including their latest encounter at the 2023 Cincinnati Open. Zverev, who struggled to hit top form during ...

Crucially, Djokovic has also prevailed both times he and Alcaraz have met on a hard court. Those matches were at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters and the ATP Finals later that year. After dropping sets ...

Djokovic holds an 8-4 advantage against Zverev, but the two have only met once since 2023, a straight sets win for the Serbian in Cincinnati (outdoor hardcourt surface). Of course, the stakes ...

But since then, it is Djokovic, who has had the better of the German on the ATP tour. In their previous meeting in the semi-final of the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, Djokovic won 7-6 (5), 7-5.

Djokovic and Zverev have met 12 times previously, with the Serb winning eight of them, including in the quarter-finals in Melbourne in 2021. They last faced off in 2023 in Cincinnati, with ...