Alcaraz picks his moment to stop Rublev in his tracks

Every point in tennis is worth the same as the next, but some are more valuable than others.

- Simon Cambers

At 3-3 in the third set here yesterday, after two and a half sets of outrageous hitting, Carlos Alcaraz held a break point to finally move ahead in the match for the first time. He then produced the kind of athleticism and shot-making that make him such an incredible champion, going side to side, sliding across the court and ripping an unstoppable forehand past the onrushing Andrey Rublev.