'Proud' Alcaraz digs deep to topple Rublev and reach Qatar final
After two hours, two minutes on court, the Spaniard extended his perfect winning record to 11 matches this season.
Playing his first tournament since completing his career Grand Slam at the Australian Open earlier in February, Alcaraz will face either Arthur Fils or sixth seed Jakub Mensik, who defeated Jannik Sinner in the last eight, in the final.
"The way that I am approaching every match, I'm just really proud about it," said seven-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz.
"It's something I am trying to be better at and it's paying off.