Tennis star Holger Rune has recently recalled facing and defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the Barcelona Open 2025. Notably, Alcaraz has won four Grand Slams just at the age of 21 while having 18 ATP titles to his name. He is a beast and possesses exceptional energy to beat the opponents on the court. Beating him is not a cup of tea, and Rune was the one who played fearlessly in Barcelona and thrashed him in the final showdown. How has he done that? What was his pragmatic skill? What approach did he use to beat the Spaniard? Advertisment Speaking about the same subject, Holger Rune has talked about the skills that he used to beat Alcaraz when the duo last faced each other in the recently concluded ATP 500 title in Spain. The Denmark-born star revealed that they both knew each other at the age of 12, and he is well aware of Spainrad's weaknesses and strengths, which allowed him to topple him. The fans were ecstatic after seeing how Rune took significant advantage of Alcaraz's unforced errors in the game. Watch his game plan here: "He's still Carlos and I'm still Holger"@holgerrune2003 reveals his approach to facing - and defeating - Carlos Alcaraz in Barcelona 🏆 pic.twitter.com/JrkfOjShBH — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 23, 2025 How have Novak Djokovic's skills helped Rune to defeat Alcaraz? Meanwhile, Holger Rune has revealed that he got inspired by Novak Djokovic's tactical game plan to beat Alcaraz in the final clash. The Denmark star revealed that he recalled what the Serbian ace did to defeat the Spaniard in the Paris Olympics 2024 final to win the gold medal match. Rune revealed that he just tried to play his aggressive style, which allowed him to beat his opponent on his home turf. "I told myself, "what did Novak do when he beat him?" I kind of played it in my mind... the Olympic final. Amazing match. I thought to myself, 'Let's try to play that kind of style. Thank you for the very nice words, Carlos. Congrats to you. Not just this week but also for Monaco. I watched you win. You"re truly doing something amazing for tennis and sport as well. Congrats to your team. You guys are really doing a good job. I wish you all the best for the future," Holger Rune said after the win.