Alcaraz beats De Minaur to win Vienna Open title

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex de Minaur 6-1 6-4 in 87 minutes to win the Vienna Open, according to BBC Sport, extending his unbeaten record in ATP 500 events throughout 2026.

The Spanish second seed has now won 16 consecutive matches at that level this season, part of a 26-match winning streak at ATP 500 tournaments stretching back to a defeat by Holger Rune at the 2025 Barcelona Open.

Alcaraz took the first set quickly despite De Minaur forcing five of the opening seven games to deuce. Three breaks of serve proved decisive as the Spaniard closed it out 6-1.

De Minaur's defensive game earned him three saved break points in the second set, but he could not repel Alcaraz at championship point. A forehand winner struck across court after a lengthy rally sealed the match, prompting Alcaraz to raise both arms in celebration.

"I tried to be aggressive and show him that if he wants to win, he has to play better, more aggressive, more solid, and be smarter than me," Alcaraz said. "I'm just really happy that at the end I found my way, played great, and obviously it has been a really emotional and amazing week for me."

The result was Alcaraz's seventh win from seven meetings with De Minaur, a perfect head-to-head record that BBC Sport confirmed remains intact.

According to Tennis365, Alcaraz entered the tournament on a late wildcard after the Six Kings Slam was pushed back from October to December, and used the opportunity to beat Tommy Paul, Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev before overcoming De Minaur in the final. It was his fourth title of the season and, per Tennis365, only his fourth tournament back since recovering from a wrist injury.

Vienna had eluded Alcaraz until now. Yahoo Sports reported that he became only the third Spanish player to win the title since the event began in 1974, following Feliciano Lopez's triumph in 2004 and David Ferrer's victory roughly a decade later.

During his on-court speech, Alcaraz turned his attention to De Minaur and his coaching staff. "Obviously I've got to start with Alex after an amazing week. You're always pushing forward, making steps forward. Always improving. You and your team, I'm just happy to see you every week doing great things. Keep pushing forward. Great week, congrats for a great week. A couple of tournaments ahead of us before the resolution of the season. I wish you all the best Congrats and keep going," he said, according to Tennis365.

Attention now turns to the remaining fixtures before the season's conclusion, with Alcaraz carrying an unbeaten ATP 500 record and a fourth title of the year into the closing weeks of the calendar.