Following the captivating Cincinnati Open final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, retired American tennis pro Mardy Fish had some choice words after seeing a tweet related to the match.

Djokovic defeated Alcaraz in a thrilling encounter that lasted almost four hours, pulling off a 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) victory to add yet another Masters 1000 title to his resume.

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Upon completion of the match, it was discovered that this was the first time the Cincinnati Masters final had been decided in a third set tiebreak since 2003. In that fateful encounter, former World No.1 Andy Roddick recorded a 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) win over Fish, who tweeted a humorous response when the fact was brought to light.

"We do not need to tweet the result," wrote Fish.

The 41-year old had an accomplished career, reaching a career-high of World No.7 in 2011 before retiring in 2015.

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This is the 1st @CincyTennis championship decided in a 3rd set tie-break since 2003 -- @andyroddick d. @MardyFish 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4).

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