Novak Djokovic produced a scintillating comeback to get the better of Carlos Alcaraz in the 2023 Cincinnati Open final, beating him 5-7, 7-6(7), 7-6(4). The win gave Djokovic his third title in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
The Serb saved a match point in the second-set tiebreak at 5-6 down, and never looked back. The championship match at the Cincinnati Open lasted nearly four hours.
For his efforts, Djokovic will take home a paycheck of $1,019,335, which is a 5% increase from last year's title-winner prize money. Alcaraz, on the other hand, will receive $556,630.
16th-seed Alexander Zverev and unseeded Hubert Hurkacz, meanwhile, will receive $304,375 each by virtue of their semifinal appearances in Cincinnati. The four quarterfinalists, namely USA's Taylor Fritz, France's Adrian Mannarino, Australia's Alexei Popyrin, and Australia's Max Purcell, will be paid a respectable $166,020 each.
The players eliminated in the third round, the second round, and the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament will receive $88,805, $47,620, and $26,380 each respectively.
It is pertinent to note that players who lost in the qualifying draw at the 2023 Cincinnati Open will also receive incentives for their performance. While each of the players who lost in the final qualifying round will bag $13,515, the first-qualifying round losers will receive $7,080.
Máximo González and Andrés Molteni won the men's doubles title at the Cincinnati Open 2023
While Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title, the doubles title went to the unseeded Argentine duo Máximo González and Andrés Molteni. The pair overcame a one-set deficit to beat seven-time doubles Major winner Jamie Murray and New Zealand's Michael Venus 3-6, 6-1, [11-9] and lift their first-ever ATP Masters 1000 doubles trophy.
Owing to their victory, the duo will take home $312,740 in total. The runners-up Murray and Venus, meanwhile, will receive a total of $169,880.
The teams that were eliminated in the semifinals will each receive $93,310, while the four teams that lost in the quarterfinals will receive $51,470 each.
Each of the teams that lost in the second round and the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament will receive $28,310 and $13,510, respectively.
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