ATP Barcelona: Rune beats Alcaraz to win his fifth career title

On April 20, local time, the ATP 500 Barcelona champion was born, and the No. 6 seed and Danish star Rune defeated Spanish king Alcaraz in straight sets 7-6(6)/6-2 in the final, ending the latter's nine consecutive wins in this year's clay season and 14 consecutive wins in this tournament, winning the fifth crown of his career.

In this game, the two sides started a tug-of-war in the first set, Alcaraz saved 4 set points successively, but in the tie-break, Rune seized the opportunity and won 8-6. Alcaraz called a medical timeout in the second set, but due to the injury, he was unable to play at his full strength, and in the end, Rune won the next set 6-2. It is reported that Alcaraz will undergo an MRI on Monday local time to check the injury in his right leg before deciding whether to compete for the Madrid Masters.

Alcaraz called a medical timeout, but due to the injury, he was unable to play at his full strength, and in the end, Rune won the next set 6-2. It is reported that Alcaraz will undergo an MRI on Monday local time to check the injury in his right leg before deciding whether to compete for the Madrid Masters.

Rune defeated Alcaraz to win the title

Rune broke a two-year title drought in Barcelona and will return to the top 10 this week with 500 ranking points, thanking his mother and team at the ceremony, and congratulating Alcaraz: "I want to congratulate you, not just this week, but also the Monte Carlo Masters. I watched you win championships, you really did a lot of amazing things for tennis and sports. ”

Rune's road to victory

First round: Ramos 7-5, 6-4 [W]

Second round: 4-6/6-1/6-2 Báez

1/4 Finals: Ruud 6-4, 6-2[2]

Semi-finals: 6-3, 6-2 Khachanov

Final: Alcaraz 7-6(6)/6-2[1]

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)