Alcaraz has been unbeaten on London grass since 2023. In the last two years he beat the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the final. The Spaniard also won Roland Garros for the second time this year.
Rublev took the initiative in the first set and appeared 4-1. Alcaraz came back to 6-6, but the Russian number fourteen in the world pushed through in the tiebreak. Then Alcaraz gradually took over the party. He struck 22 aces and won the second, third and fourth set every time thanks to one break.
“I played intelligent, tactically very well and that has to go to Rublev, one of the most aggressive players in the circuit,” said Alcaraz in the interview on the track. “I lost the first set, but I kept faith in myself. I knew I was going to play better. After the break in the second set, I became calmer and could think better.”
Alcaraz expects a difficult game against home player Norrie in the quarterfinals. “I consider every game on this wonderful job as a gift, so I’m going to make the best of it.”
Norrie in front of its own audience after true thriller from almost 4.5 hours to quarterfinals
Cameron Norrie (29) has reached Wimbledon’s quarterfinals. The English tennis player settled in five sets for its own audience with the Chilean Nicolás Jarry: 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-7 (7) 6-7 (5) 6-3. Norrie reached the semi -final of the English grass tournament in 2022.
Cameron Norrie screams. © ANP/HH
Norrie, the number 61 in the world, plays in the quarterfinals against Alcaraz.
The party between Norrie and Jarry flocked into a true thriller that took almost four and a half hours. Norrie won the first two sets, but the Chilean fought back in the game by winning the next two sets. Jarry served himself from 46 ACES and 103 winners, but also made many more mistakes than Norrie, who finally got control of the party in the fifth set.
Fritz after specification Thompson on to last eight on Wimbledon
Taylor Fritz is in Wimbledon’s quarterfinals. The fifth placed American joined the last eight after his opponent Jordan Thompson from Australia had to give up injured. Fritz led 6-1 3-0 40-0 at the time of the assignment. Fritz is now playing against the Russian Karen Chatsjanov, who defeated the Pool Kamil Majchrzak.
The 27-year-old Fritz previously reached the quarterfinals on Wimbledon in 2022 and in 2024. Fritz once managed to reach the final of a grand slam tournament. That was open on the US in 2024.
Dutchman David Pel (33) shines with a scoop on Wimbledon at Dubbelpel-victory
David Pel has reached the fourth round of the doubles on Wimbledon for the first time. The 33-year-old Noord-Hollander beat the grass in London in the third round with his Australian partner Rinky Hijikata the German duo Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz in two sets: 6-2 6-4.
David Pel reaches the fourth round with his Australian partner Rinky Hijikata. © ANP/HH
Pel and Hijikata play against the Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos for a place in the semi -final battle at the All England Club.
Pel is the current number 82 in the world in the doubles. He has never been in the fourth round of a grand slam tournament. Last year Pel was eliminated at Wimbledon in the third round.
Sabalenka without set loss to quarterfinals
Aryna Sabalenka has reached the quarterfinals on Wimbledon. The Belarusian number 1 in the world was too strong for the Belgian Elise Mertens in the fourth round: 6-4 7-6 (4).
Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last year due to an injury, has so far not lost a set on London grass this year. But it was, just like in the third round against the British Emma Raducanu, certainly not an easy victory on the Belgian, the number 23 in the world. The party lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Sabalenka takes on Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals. In her match from the fourth round in two sets, the German was too strong for the Argentinian Solana Sierra.