Alcaraz beats De Minaur to win Vienna Open without dropping a set
Carlos Alcaraz won his fourth title of 2026 in Vienna without losing a set.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 in the Vienna Open final on Sunday. ESPN and Winnipeg Free Press reported the result.
Key takeaways
- Carlos Alcaraz won the Vienna Open on Sunday
- Score was 6-1, 6-4 against Alex de Minaur
- It was Alcaraz's fourth title of the year
- He did not drop a set in the tournament
Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 to win the Vienna Open on Sunday, claiming his fourth title of the year and his 28th overall without dropping a set across the tournament.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner defeated his opponent for the seventh time in as many meetings at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
The Erste Bank Open, also known as the Vienna Open, is an annual ATP 500 tournament on the ATP Tour held on indoor hardcourts.
How the final unfolded
Alcaraz drew his opponent to the net with a sliced backhand drop shot. De Minaur retrieved it but Alcaraz lobbed him with a backhand and, after the Australian volleyed that shot back near the net, clipped a cross-court forehand that landed just in.
The second-seeded Spaniard looked jubilant and cracked a broad smile after clinching the title. Alcaraz has beaten the Australian on grass and clay as well as on indoor and outdoor hard courts.
Context and what comes next
The fifth-seeded De Minaur was looking for his second title of the year. He advanced to the final of the ATP 500 event with a semifinal win against Alexander Zverev. Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev in the other semifinal. Zverev goes top of the rankings on Monday.
Alcaraz, who has won 28 ATP Tour-level singles titles including seven majors and eight ATP Masters 1000 titles, is the ninth and youngest man in history to complete the career Grand Slam in singles. He has been ranked world No.
1 in men's singles by the ATP for 66 weeks and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2022 and 2025. De Minaur has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 and is the current No. 1 Australian singles player.
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