The second set was tight as Alcaraz got into the match and took several of his games cleanly.

With a 6-5 lead, he called in physio (physical therapist) who had to treat the left side of the torso with the Spaniard sitting in the chair.

In the first point after the short injury break, Alcaraz hit a forehand very far.

After Alcaraz served at 1-2 down in the tiebreak, he gave up and just ran through and broke the match.

Rune dominated the first set

Rune dominated the first set and finished it with a serve and a clenched fist.

Patrick Mouratoglou, new to the management staff, stood up and applauded.

The Dane won the first six points and was red-hot and irreverent.

19-year-old Alcaraz is the youngest world number one since the ranking system was introduced in 1973. Same-year-old Rune is a ranking rocket and at the turn of the year was not even in the top 100. He is now 18th in the world and will probably rise further after today's win.

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Cori Gauff was responsible for several strange actions in the night's WTA final.

Photo: C More