Despite being eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Masters 1000, Andrey Rublev can be satisfied with the level expressed against Carlos Alcaraz yesterday. The Russian ace lost the first set quite clearly by suffering two breaks,

Carlos Alcaraz started the match very well, but in the second set he gradually fell apart. The third set was fairly even, but when everyone thought it was going to be a tiebreak, the Spaniard woke up and won.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Carlos Alcaraz Was So Fired Up After Close Call With Andrey Rublev in Cincinnati. Carlos Alcaraz lives on at the Cincinnati Open before he heads to the U.S. Open later this month.