XIV

Men's singles
2023 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Carlos Alcaraz
Score	5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the: final, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6——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 tournament. It was the second time he saved a championship point en route to a title in 2023, with the first instance occurring in 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."

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.

The final between Alcaraz and Djokovic was ranked ATP Match of the Year.

Seeds※

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

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

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Carlos Alcaraz	4	6	6
	Q	Max Purcell	6	3	4
								1	Carlos Alcaraz	2	7	6
									Hubert Hurkacz	6	6	3
		Hubert Hurkacz	6	7
	LL	Alexei Popyrin	1	6
															1	Carlos Alcaraz	7	6	6
															2	Novak Djokovic	5	7	7
		Adrian Mannarino	2	3
	16	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								16	Alexander Zverev	6	5
								2	Novak Djokovic	7	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	6	6				Q	J Thompson	5	6	3
	Q	J Thompson	7	7											1	C Alcaraz	7	6	6
		U Humbert	6	3	6										14	T Paul	6	7	3
	Q	A Fils	4	6	2				U Humbert	1	6
		M Kecmanović	5	6				14	T Paul	6	7
	14	T Paul	7	7																		1	C Alcaraz	4	6	6
	10	F Tiafoe	6	6	6																	Q	M Purcell	6	3	4
		T Griekspoor	4	7	4			10	F Tiafoe	3	4
	WC	B Nakashima	3	7	3			WC	S Wawrinka	6	6
	WC	S Wawrinka	6	6	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	7	7
		B Shelton	5	6	6				B Shelton	6	6
		C Eubanks	7	4	4										4	S Tsitsipas	3	4
		H Hurkacz	7	3	7											H Hurkacz	6	6
	Q	T Kokkinakis	6	6	6				H Hurkacz	5	6	6
		S Korda	6	4				15	B Ćorić	7	3	3
	15	B Ćorić	7	6																			H Hurkacz	6	7
	LL	A Popyrin	6	6	6																	LL	A Popyrin	1	6
	LL	D Altmaier	7	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	7	5	7
								7	A Rublev	6	7	6

Bottom half※

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	H Rune	4	0
	WC	M McDonald	7	6				WC	M McDonald	6	2
		Y Hanfmann	5	1											WC	M McDonald	4	0
		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	6
		F Cerúndolo	3	4				Q	D Lajović	6	7
	Q	D Lajović	6	6											Q	D Lajović	0
		L Sonego	6	3	6										9	T Fritz	5
	Q	A Shevchenko	3	6	3				L Sonego	4	6
		J Lehečka	6	2				9	T Fritz	6	7
	9	T Fritz	7	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	0
								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	Novak Djokovic	8,795	0	1,000	9,795	Champion, defeated Carlos Alcaraz ※
3	3	Daniil Medvedev	6,530	360	90	6,260	Third round lost to Alexander Zverev ※
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 ※
6	5	Holger Rune	4,790	10	10	4,790	Second round retired against Mackenzie McDonald ※
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 ※
9	9	Taylor Fritz	3,605	180	180	3,605	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic ※
10	10	Frances Tiafoe	3,050	45	45	3,050	Second round lost to Stan Wawrinka ※
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 ※
14	13	Tommy Paul	2,525	45	90	2,570	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz ※
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 ※

Other entry information※

Wild cards※

Protected ranking※

Withdrawals※

Qualifying※

Seeds※

Qualifiers※

Lucky losers※

Draw※

First qualifier※

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Laslo Djere	3	6	5
		Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	3	7
									Thanasi Kokkinakis	5	7	6
								11	Daniel Elahi Galán	7	6	2
		Nuno Borges	6	6	5
	11	Daniel Elahi Galán	7	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	7	3	6
	8	Zhang Zhizhen	6	6	7

Third qualifier※

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Daniel Altmaier	3	7	6
		Christopher O'Connell	6	6	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	6	6
		Alexandre Müller	4	7	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	7	5	4
									Max Purcell	6	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

References※

External links※

• Qualifying draw
• Main draw