Rune stuns Alcaraz to become first Dane to win Barcelona Open

BARCELONA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's Holger Rune won the Barcelona Open tennis tournament on Sunday after a 7-6(6), 6-2 win over local favorite and top-seed Carlos Alcaraz in the final that lasted for an hour and 40 minutes.

Rune's win makes him the first Danish player to win the tournament in its 72-year history.

The first set lasted almost an hour, with both players effective on their first serve a