Carlos Alcaraz came through a ferocious fourth-round firefight against a red-hot Andrey Rublev to win 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court and keep his bid for a third successive Wimbledon title on track on Sunday.

LONDON — Aryna Sabalenka overcame a battling Elise Mertens to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Sunday as Carlos Alcaraz geared up for a tricky test against volatile Russian Andrey Rublev.

World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz beat Andrey Rublev 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court in what was the first top-20 clash of the Wimbledon men's singles draw so far.