Holger Rune prevails over Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(6) 6-2 in the final in Barcelona on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This is the first time that Rune conquered this tournament. His best result in this tournament so far was reaching the 1st round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Holger added € 249,750 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 535,185 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Holger Rune vs. Carlos Alcaraz Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona
Rune’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:40
At the end of the match, Holger scored 69 points vs. Carlos’s 60.
Rune
The Dane didn’t lose the focus when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Alcaraz
On the other side, Carlos had a tough time converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Rune and Alcaraz is 2-2.
This was the 5th career title for Rune. He won the previous title in Munich. (see list of titles and finals). Carlos remains with 18th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The Dane won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Holger broke back in the 6th (3-3) game to conquer the set 7-6.
Rune converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 15-40).
They contested 80 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Dane won this set even if he scored less points 6 than the Spaniard (37-43). Holger dropped 10 points on serve (21-10). On the other side, Alcaraz conceded 16 points on serve (33-16).
The Dane in this set was in much better shape than the Spaniard and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking Alcaraz in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Alcaraz was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
The Dane was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Alcaraz was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 48 points. Rune won 14 points more than Carlos (31-17). Holger dropped 11 points on serve (22-11). On the other side, Carlos conceded 9 points on serve (6-9).
