With the victory, Alcaraz became the youngest man in the Open era to win all four Grand Slam titles. He now has two titles each at Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open.
Equity markets fell in a special trading session after the budget, as the government raised the transaction tax on derivatives and did not announce major new reforms. The benchmark indices declined about 1 per cent.
On Thursday, national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated a flight from Dhaka to Karachi, the first regular direct service between the two countries since 2012.
The world number one beat the German third seed 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-7 (4/7), 7-5 in a match lasting 5 hrs 27 mins and will face either Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final.