Holger Rune stunned Carlos Alcaraz to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday and end his two-year trophy drought. The Danish player won 7-6 (6), 6-2 in Sunday’s final on Pista Rafa Nadal, ending ...

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Barcelona Open 2025: Holger Rune beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (6), 6-2 in the grand finale on Sunday, April 20 to claim the ATP 500 championship. Alcaraz won the title in 2022 and 2023 before missing out ...

Holger Rune secured his first title since April 2023 by defeating world number two Carlos Alcaraz in the Barcelona Open final with a score of 7-6 (8/6), 6-2. Rune's nearly flawless performance ...

Holger Rune has beaten Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Barcelona Open title, ending the Spaniard's 14-match winning streak at the tournament. Rune is just the second player to beat ...

Standing in his way was Holger Rune, a familiar rival and longtime friend, just a few days older than the Spaniard. The two have shared a rich history on court since their junior days, but this time ...

Alcaraz began strongly and broke serve in the fifth game but fellow 21-year-old Rune hit straight back and from there was the better player, finally taking his fifth set point in the tie-break.

Holger Rune produced a flawless performance on Sunday to defeat world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 to win his first-ever Barcelona Open title. The Danish star, ranked 13th in the world, became ...

Holger Rune is the man that stands in Alcaraz’s way of a hat-trick of titles in Barcelona. He produced another phenomenal display to beat Karen Khachanov 6-2 6-3. The 21-year-old has bounced back from ...

Carlos Alcaraz holds an 18-5 record in finals, including his four Grand Slam wins Carlos Alcaraz reached the Barcelona Open final for the third time in four years, where he will face Holger Rune ...

Denmark's Holger Rune was left heartbroken after being compelled to retire during his first match at the 2025 Monte Carlo Masters due to sickness. After pulling out of one of his favorite ...