Carlos Alcaraz Was So Fired Up After Close Call With Andrey Rublev in Cincinnati

Carlos Alcaraz made it through Andrey Rublev to get to the semifinals at the Cincinnati Open | Screengrab via Tennis TV

Carlos Alcaraz lives on at the Cincinnati Open before he heads to the U.S. Open later this month.

The Spaniard and ATP world No. 2 had a tough match with world No. 11 Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals at the Masters 1000 event Thursday. He won in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 7-5) to advance to the semifinals, where he will go up against world No. 3 Alexander Zverev Saturday.