The Dane faced his coeval and the two-time Barcelona Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final and earned a 7-6, 6-2 victory. Thus, he added 500 ATP points to his tally and ended his terrible streak versus the top-10 opponents.

Sixth-seeded Holger Rune upset top seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (6), 6-2 to win the title at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain on Sunday.

Holger Rune physically outlasted Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP 500 Barcelona Open in Spain to win his first title since 2023, with a victory that sees him return to the top 10 of the rankings. Alcaraz, who was top seed and had eased through to the final after winning the Monte Carlo Masters the previous weekend,