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I Will Survive: Musical act takes center stage as Holger Rune patiently awaits Barcelona trophy

The Dane returned to the winners' circle for the first time since April 2023.

ByBaseline Staff

Published Apr 20, 2025

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Holger Rune patiently waited two years for a return to the winners’ circle.

On Sunday, he was made to wait a tad bit longer after closing out an impressive win over top seed Carlos Alcaraz. For the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell had one more performance to stage.

After Rune defeated the home favorite, 7-6 (6), 6-2, for his first trophy since April 2023 (Munich), Pista Rafael Nadal was overtaken for a musical number.

A trophy ceremony, or concert? Barcelona Open pulls out all the stops

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We’re admittedly not sure of the song’s connections to each other, or the tournament for that matter. But a male-female duo opened with "You’ve Got A Friend", mixed in the likes of "I Will Survive" and "Happy" as "Who Wants To Live Forever" proved to be the act's grand finale. Every tune was performed in English.

Rune, who is six days older than Alcaraz and turns 22 on April 29, improved to 2-1 in tour-level contests with the Spaniard. Alcaraz saw his eight-match unbeaten run ended, following his Monte Carlo triumph.