Defeating Alcaraz, Rune won his first men's singles title at the ATP 500

On the 20th local time, Danish player Rune defeated Spain's top seed Alcaraz 7:6 (8:6), 6:2 in the singles final of the 2025 Barcelona Men's Open, and won the first championship of his career ATP 500 tournament, and the world ranking will return to the top 10.

Rune

Rune's high-level performance of relying on the return of the ball from the baseline, not only fast and wide angles, but also the speed of the forehand ball, also suppressed the opponent's backhand, and Alcaraz did not play well, once called an injury due to a right leg injury, and there were 33 unforced errors in the whole game, which became a watershed moment for victory and defeat.

It was the 20th time in his career that Rune has beaten the top 10 and ended a 13-match losing streak against the top five and his third top-2 beat, and he laughs: "I told myself, 'What did Novak [Djokovic] do to beat him?' and I kept in my mind that I was playing this Olympic final, and it was an amazing match, and I wanted to try that style," he laughed. His world ranking will also rise from 13th to 10th.

Alcaraz

Alcaraz was also not shy about praising his rival, saying: "I know Rune, I've seen him win big titles, he's beaten a lot of great guys, I'm not surprised that he's reached this level, what really surprised me was that he had almost no ups and downs in this fight, he was very focused and steady throughout, he was in control of everything. ”