Alcaraz scrapes through in Madrid Open, Swiatek reaches women's semifinals

MADRID, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Carlos Alcaraz qualified for a quarterfinal tie against Andrey Rublev in the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday after a marathon 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

Alcaraz took the first set relatively comfortably and looked to be on his way to a straightforward victory, but Struff reacted well and controlled the second set, before claiming it on a tiebreak.