
Keystone
Holger Rune wins the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona. The Dane beat the physically weakened Carlos Alcaraz 7:6 (8:6), 6:2 in 1:39 hours.
World number 13 Rune won the fifth title of his career, the third on clay after Munich 2022 and 2023. He also ended a run of thirteen consecutive defeats against players from the top five.
A week after his victory at the Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo, Alcaraz failed to win the third final after 2022 and 2023 in Catalonia as he was unfit from the start of the second set.