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.

Following his title wins in Monte-Carlo and Rome, Carlos Alcaraz has now won 15 consecutive matches at ATP 1000 Masters events. Since the format was introduced in 1990, only two Spanish men have reach

World number two Carlos Alcaraz battles past Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-6 7-5 to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.