Wimbledon 2025 results: Carlos Alcaraz battles back against Andrey Rublev to reach quarter-finals

However, the momentum switched when, after a run of comfortable holds of serve, Rublev double-faulted on the first break point of the set – and Alcaraz made no mistake in serving out.

In further evidence of his increased resilience, Rublev forced the first three break points of the third set.

But Alcaraz displayed his class with a stunning winner, one which brought the crowd to their feet, to seize his only opportunity in the seventh game – and once again it proved enough as he closed out with a composed drop shot.

Unable to find a way through his opponent’s serve, Rublev conceded the decisive blow when he yielded to a fourth break point in the fifth game.

The former world number five continued to show great spirit, saving three more break points two games later, but Alcaraz would not be denied and served out victory after two hours and 44 minutes.

It means he will go into his eagerly anticipated showdown with Norrie on a career-best 22-match winning streak, having now not lost in 18 matches at the All England Club.

Speaking after his defeat, Rublev said: “I’m learning to be more kind to myself. That’s why I was able today to be super positive, to fight until the end without saying a word.

“Definitely the level is there. Now it’s more about some details. In the last week and a half since I came to Wimbledon, I don’t remember myself on this kind of level [for a while]. If I will be able to keep it, then for sure something will happen.”