Alcaraz wins Vienna Open, beating De Minaur

Carlos Alcaraz won the Vienna Open final, beating Alex de Minaur 6:1, 6:4 to become champion. With this victory, the Spaniard claimed his fourth title of the season and the 28th of his career. His winning streak in ATP 500 tournaments also reached 26 matches.

The 23-year-old arrived in Vienna after winning the Doha and Tokyo titles. This year he has won all 16 of his matches at ATP 500 events and did not drop a single set over the five-match tournament.

Alcaraz broke De Minaur's serve in the first game of the match, quickly building a double break lead. While taking the first set 6:1, he hit short balls hard and forced many errors from his opponent. The 27-year-old Australian De Minaur played more resiliently in the second set and kept up for a long time. However, Alcaraz closed out the match in 97 minutes.

This win was Alcaraz's seventh consecutive victory over De Minaur. The Spaniard will head to the Paris Masters next week with confidence. He has already earned the right to play in the year-end ATP Finals in Turin.

De Minaur, meanwhile, will look to earn points in Paris as he continues his push to qualify for the ATP Finals for the third year in a row.