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.

Alcaraz has dropped sets in three of his four wins in these Championships but is still through to the last-eight

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 number one Sabalenka has yet to drop a set in four rounds at the All England Club as every other top six seed has fallen,