The Spaniard broke in the eighth game of the second before levelling the encounter with a hold to love, though Rublev more than matched the second seed in the third

No. 2 men's seed Carlos Alcaraz withstood an early scare from No. 14 Andrey Rublev to continue his pursuit of a third consecutive Wimbledon title, winning in four sets Sunday 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Rublev challenged Alcaraz from the start,

Alcaraz is chasing a second consecutive Grand Slam win after triumphing in the French Open final against Janik Sinner last month.