# 2023 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

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.
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Max Purcell | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Max Purcell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | Alexei Popyrin | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Alexei Popyrin | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ |
| 16 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | 16 | Alexander Zverev | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Taylor Fritz | 0 | 4 | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Alcaraz | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Isner | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | Q | J Thompson | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Thompson | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | C Alcaraz | 7$^8$ | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Humbert | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | T Paul | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Fils | 4 | 6 | 2 | | U Humbert | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kecmanović | 5 | 6$^2$ | | 14 | T Paul | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Paul | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Alcaraz | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Purcell | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | T Griekspoor | 4 | 7$^9$ | 4 | 10 | F Tiafoe | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Nakashima | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | WC | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6$^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Tsitsipas | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 5 | 6 | 6 | | B Shelton | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Eubanks | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | S Tsitsipas | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Hurkacz | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Kokkinakis | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | H Hurkacz | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Korda | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 15 | B Ćorić | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Ćorić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Hurkacz | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| LL | A Popyrin | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | A Popyrin | 1 | 6$^8$ |
| LL | D Altmaier | 7$^7$ | 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$^{12}$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Rublev | 6$^{10}$ | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | H Rune | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M McDonald | 7 | 6 | | WC | M McDonald | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Hanfmann | 5 | 1 | | | | | | WC | M McDonald | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Sinner | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cerúndolo | 3 | 4 | | Q | D Lajović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Lajović | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | L Sonego | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 9 | T Fritz | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | A Shevchenko | 3 | 6 | 3 | | L Sonego | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lehečka | 6$^{14}$ | 2 | | 9 | T Fritz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Fritz | 7$^{16}$ | 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$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 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

* Laslo Djere (first round)
* Arthur Fils (qualified)
* Daniel Altmaier (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jordan Thompson (qualified)
* Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Márton Fucsovics (first round)
* Aleksandar Vukic (withdrew)
* Zhang Zhizhen (qualifying competition)
* Matteo Arnaldi (first round)
* Dušan Lajović (qualified)
* Daniel Elahi Galán (qualifying competition)
* Luca Van Assche (first round)
* Marcos Giron (first round)
* Aslan Karatsev (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Thanasi Kokkinakis
* Arthur Fils
* Corentin Moutet
* Jordan Thompson
* Max Purcell
* Alexander Shevchenko
* Dušan Lajović

### Lucky losers

* Daniel Altmaier
* Alexei Popyrin

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Laslo Djere | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 5 | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Daniel Elahi Galán | 7 | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | Nuno Borges | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | 11 | Daniel Elahi Galán | 7 | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| 11 | Daniel Elahi Galán | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Arthur Fils | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Brandon Holt | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Brandon Holt | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Arthur Fils | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Maxime Cressy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^{11}$ | 8 | Zhang Zhizhen | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Zhang Zhizhen | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Daniel Altmaier | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Christopher O'Connell | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Christopher O'Connell | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | 3 | Daniel Altmaier | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Corentin Moutet | 6 | 6 |
| | Corentin Moutet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Corentin Moutet | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Matteo Arnaldi | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Alexandre Müller | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexandre Müller | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3 | 4 |
| | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 6 | 6 | | | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Aslan Karatsev | 4 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Alexei Popyrin | 7$^8$ | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Max Purcell | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| | Max Purcell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Max Purcell | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Luca Van Assche | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

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

#### Seventh qualifier

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