Alcaraz survives Rublev test, rolls on at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz's latest up-and-down Wimbledon show began with a dropped set. Later Sunday, helium was successful information of getting breached to autumn further down successful the third. And then, arsenic helium truthful often does, Alcaraz seized the moment, produced immoderate magic and moved person to a 3rd consecutive rubric astatine the All England Club.

Alcaraz stretched his winning streak successful the grass-court Grand Slam tourney to 18 matches -- and his existent unbeaten tally crossed each events to 22 -- by coming backmost to bushed No. 14 effect Andrey Rublev 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 astatine Centre Court to instrumentality to the quarterfinals.

Alcaraz, the No. 2 seed, earned his 75th large lucifer triumph successful 87 opportunities -- equaling Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe arsenic the fastest men successful the Open epoch to 75 large wins.

In this fortnight's archetypal matchup betwixt 2 men ranked successful the apical 20, Alcaraz brought retired his champion portion down 3-2 successful the 3rd set. First, helium needed to fend disconnected a interruption accidental for Rublev, doing truthful with a forehand passing winner.

After yet holding to 3-all, Alcaraz earned his ain interruption accidental and didn't fto Rublev escape. On an eight-stroke exchange, Alcaraz sprinted from 1 country of the tribunal to the different and, with a stomp of his close ft and a spot of a slide, helium flicked a cross-court forehand winner.

Alcaraz dispersed his arms wide, pointed to his close receptor and basked successful the crowd's large adulation, the sound bouncing disconnected the underside of the stadium's closed roof.

Rublev sat successful his sideline chair, looked up astatine his impermanent container and made an "OK" manus signal. Just 10 minutes later, that acceptable beryllium to Alcaraz, who volition look 2022 semifinalist Cam Norrie -- the last British subordinate successful singles -- connected Tuesday for a berth successful the semifinals.

"I ever said that it's conscionable astir content successful yourself. It doesn't substance that you are one-set-to-love down," Alcaraz said. "Tennis is simply a athletics that tin alteration successful conscionable 1 point. One constituent tin alteration the lucifer completely, crook astir everything."

At 22, Alcaraz already owns 5 Grand Slam trophies and volition beryllium making his 12th large quarterfinal appearance, matching the 2nd astir by immoderate antheral earlier his 23rd day and trailing lone Boris Becker's 13.

He hasn't mislaid a lucifer anyplace since April 20 against Holger Rune successful the last astatine Barcelona.

ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.