Carlos Alcaraz is aware of that he risked greater than anticipated towards Andrey Rublev within the quarterfinals of the 'Cincinnati Open', however he overcame the difficulties and certified for the semifinals in Ohio additionally because of some presents from the Russian participant within the decisive second of the problem.
The world quantity 2 was in full management of the match till the center of the second set, earlier than his stage dropped permitting his rival to achieve confidence and lengthen the conflict to the third set. The five-time Grand Slam champion appeared to have solved any downside when he bought the break within the eighth sport of the decisive set, however he didn't play properly together with his serve and risked reaching the tiebreak.
The champion from Moscow was not lucid within the twelfth sport and handed the victory to the 22-year-old Spaniard with a double fault. The previous world #1 celebrated in a really conspicuous manner after the match level, additional proof of his need to elevate this trophy that had eluded him by a whisker two years in the past.
Carlitos took his seventeenth prime 20 win of 2025
The ace from Murcia is conscious {that a} success in Ohio would permit him to reach with excessive confidence on the US Open, the place he received the primary Main of his total profession in 2022. He needs to return to the highest of the ATP rankings by the top of this 12 months and the 2 American tournaments are essential to get nearer to this aim.
Talking on 'Sky Sports activities', former American tennis participant Ryan Harrison highlighted Carlitos' response on the finish of the match towards Rublev: “Have you ever ever seen a response like this by a man who has received so many majors within the quarterfinals of a Masters?
To not take something away from the event, however for somebody who has been world primary for thus many weeks and received so many majors, take a look at the vitality! Simply the best way he likes to compete and what it means. This man simply bleeds competitiveness.”
Refuse to lose 🤩
The second @carlosalcaraz notched his fifteenth consecutuve Masters 1000 victory!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/fQeswM1U9Y
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 15, 2025
