Top seed Carlos Alcaraz moved a step closer to winning his home-nation tournament for a third time, topping Arthur Fils of France 6-2, 6-4 to move to the finals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will play Holger Rune for the Barcelona Open title after straight-set semifinals on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune were dominant players even in their junior days and it seemed like their rivalry could define the next era of tennis. It hasn’t quite worked out like that thus far, with Rune having a very respectable career but languishing some way behind Alcaraz,