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Alcaraz survives scare with Rublev to make semis
Carlos Alcaraz survived a three-set battle against Russian Andrey Rublev in their Cincinnati Open quarter-final, claiming a 6-3 4-6 7-5 win to reach the last four.
The Spaniard was far from his best, coughing up 15 unforced errors and three double faults in the deciding set, but he capitalised on his lone match point, courtesy of a Rublev double fault, to secure a 15th consecutive ATP Masters 1000 match win.
"Playing someone like Andrey, when you lose focus on two or three points, it can cost you the set or the match. I just stayed strong mentally and that's what I'm most proud of," Alcaraz said.
"It's just accepting the moment, accepting that I am playing a third set, that it’s going to be a really tough battle, and I love that," he added.
Five-time grand slam champion Alcaraz, who is a winner of 37 of his past 39 matches, is now into his 12th ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, equalling the mark of No.1 seed Jannik Sinner, who faces Frenchman Terence Atmane in the other last-four clash.
