Alcaraz fights back from a set down to beat Khachanov and make the Doha semis

[p]The first set rumbled towards a tiebreak as neither Alcaraz nor Khachanov was able to force a breakthrough on the other's serve.[/p][p]Khachanov then raced into a 6-1 lead in the breaker before finally converting set-point at the third time of asking.[/p][p]But seven-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz forced his way back into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/khachanov-k-4bNPtZT5/?mid=E9C9gyJE"]the tie[/a] by breaking Khachanov to 15 in the fifth game of the second set.[/p][p]Alcaraz repeated the trick by again pouncing on the Russian's serve at 2-2 to get his nose ahead in the third set.[/p][p]The world number one then broke the seventh seed in the ninth game to seal his spot in the last four in style.[/p][embed guid="8bcc91bb-42d0-43cc-8cad-6028b870ba0b" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2024567399886836025/history" social-type="twitter" /][p]Playing his first tournament since completing his career Grand Slam at the Australian Open earlier in February, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Alcaraz[/a] will next face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rublev-andrey/AeAn4gP0/"]Andrey Rublev[/a] for a spot in the final in Doha  after the Russian won his quarter-final encounter with former world number three [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsitsipas-stefanos/hb6oWfc6/"]Stefanos Tsitsipas[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/rublev-a-AeAn4gP0/tsitsipas-s-hb6oWfc6/?mid=lILbr0i5"]6-3, 7-6 (2)[/a].[/p][p][b]"It was a really close and tight match," [/b]Alcaraz said after his win.[/p][p][b]"I think [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khachanov-karen/4bNPtZT5/"]Karen[/a] was playing great, but I knew I'd had my chances. I just didn't take them in the first set, so it was the time to keep going and try to keep fighting.[/b][/p][p][b]"I'm just really proud about the way that I (fought)."[/b][/p][embed guid="68e16968-5dd4-4fe9-9373-7e8a8b157b5a" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2024572441410896060" social-type="twitter" /]