Carlos Alcaraz is through to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2025 following his win over Andrey Rublev in four sets. Alcaraz won the match 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Centre Court to return to the quarterfinals. In this hard-fought match, the defending champion (Alcaraz) produced a moment of brilliance to even leave his opponent stunned.
Carlos Alcaraz produces an insane shot
The match was poised at 3-all in the third set, Alcaraz earned his own break opportunity and didn’t let Rublev escape. On an eight-stroke exchange, Alcaraz sprinted from one corner of the court to the other and, with a stomp of his right foot and a bit of a slide, he flicked a cross-court forehand winner.
The crowd were on their feet, while Alcaraz spread his arms wide, pointed to his right ear and enjoyed the noise bouncing off the underside of the stadium’s closed roof.
Carlos Alcaraz scripts Wimbledon history
This victory against Rublev marked Alcaraz's 18th straight win at Wimbledon, having lifted the trophy in 2023 and 2024. Alcaraz has now recorded a 29-3 win-loss record at Wimbledon and a staggering 75-12 overall at Grand Slams.
Alcaraz stretched his winning streak in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to 18 matches and his current unbeaten run across all events to 22
According to The Tennis Letter, Carlos Alcaraz (22 years and 56 days) has become the youngest man in the Open Era to reach 12 Grand Slam quarter-finals, surpassing icons like Rafael Nadal. He is also the youngest player since Nadal (2006-08) to reach three consecutive men’s singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
His head-to-head against Andrey Rublev now stands at 3-1, including their previous clash at the 2024 ATP Finals, which Alcaraz also won.This victory against Rublev marked Alcaraz's 18th straight win at Wimbledon, having lifted the trophy in 2023 and 2024. Alcaraz has now recorded a 29-3 win-loss record at Wimbledon and a staggering 75-12 overall at Grand Slams.
Alcaraz stretched his winning streak in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament to 18 matches—and his current unbeaten run across all events to 22
According to Opta, Carlos Alcaraz (22 years and 56 days) has become the youngest man in the Open Era to reach 12 Grand Slam quarter-finals, surpassing icons like Rafael Nadal. He is also the youngest player since Nadal (2006-08) to reach three consecutive men’s singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
His head-to-head against Andrey Rublev now stands at 3-1, including their previous clash at the 2024 ATP Finals, which Alcaraz also won.
